Foxcroft Academy Alumni Magazine (Fall 2021)

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FA MAGAZINE | 2021

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard B. Swett M.D., President

Ethan L. Annis ’03, Vice-President John E. Wentworth, Secretary Jason W. Frederick ’94, Treasurer Hillary Steinke Caruso D.M.D. ’96 Jack Clukey ’88 Kelly Chase Dennis ’99 Kristen Anderson Gurall ’65 Kenneth A. Hews ’65 Norman E. Higgins Kelly Keenan ’92 Jessica Byam Klein ’80 Thomas K. Lizotte Gerald (Trey) E. Merrill III ’03 Karen Gammon Pomeroy ’73 Raymond H. Poulin Stacy O. Stitham ’98 Dan Wang Kirsten White ’95 HONORARY TRUSTEES Susan Almy Eric L. Annis ’74 William C. Bisbee PA-C Dr. Robert Cobb Doris Gammon Coy ’64 Lynne Coy-Ogan Ed.D. ’83 Peter W. Culley ’61 Mary Kammerer Fittig Dr. William C. Forbes III Ralph Gabarro H. Thomas Gerrish ’52 Rev. Bernard R. Hammond Donna Libby Hathaway ’66 Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75 Jane Hibbard-Merrill Laurie Gagnon Lachance ’79 David R. Perkins Martha Green Rollins ’37 Douglas M. Smith ’65 Glenda B. Smith Hon. Kevin L. Stitham ’70 John E. Wiles ’52

FOXCROFT | 2021 EDITION Co-Editors: Cathy Hall, Peter Ingraham '80 and Toby Nelson '95.

Photographers: Toby Nelson '95, Eric Ogden and Jacob Ireland '20

Board Of Trustees Updates Mission & Vison Statements After a year and a half process, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to update the Academy’s mission and vision statements. Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, parents, students, alumni, and community members all provided their input throughout the process.

Thank you to all who participated.

MISSION STATEMENT: Foxcroft Academy equips graduates with the life skills needed for success in college, career and community by inspiring, engaging and empowering students to become informed and active global citizens.

VISION STATEMENT: An independent school founded in 1823 on the principle that Knowledge is Power, Foxcroft Academy values the attributes that have been a source of strength throughout our history: the tight bonds that tie the school to the community, a cohesive student body with an abiding school pride, a professional staff committed to student achievement and lifelong learning, and an appreciation for the natural environment and safety of our rural location.

Whether our students come from central Maine or from around the world, we celebrate diversity and pledge to maintain our focus on educational excellence for all.

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Table of CONTENTS

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12 Feature

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FA'S BICENTENNIAL 2023 BIOGRAPHY ON JAMES STUART HOLMES

Spotlight

Profile PHILPOT FIELD HONORS COACH GENE PHILPOT

2021 GRADUATION

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Letter from our Head of School

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Letter from the Editor

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School News Residential Life KVCC Donates Welding Equipment Ms. Morgan Rublee Faculty & Staff Retirements Senior Awards

12 FA’s Bicentennial Biography of James S. Holmes, first preceptor of Foxcroft Academy 16 Graduation

18 Athletics Fall Preview Updated Alfond Soccer Field Caleb Fokens ’21 – Tennis Player Extraordinaire 22 The Arts 24 Academic Hall of Fame/Rose Awards 30 Alumni Weekend Alumni Awards Words from Jen Michaud-Finch ’94 on Coach Gene Philpot Class Reunions Held Homecoming Golf Scramble' '71 Jazz Band Reunion 38 Class Notes - Keeping in Touch

44 Building on Tradition Capital Campaign Update 46 Gratitude Report Note from the Advancement Office 20-21 Pony Race Results Giving Tuesday 2020 Donor Listing by Decades Donor Listing by Category Memorial and Honor Gifts Legacy Circle Giving by Constituency 58 Obituaries Tribute to Roger Davis, Class of 1952 A Loving Remembrance of Judy Collins Leighton ’67 Harold Chase, Class of 61, Alumni Tennis Tournament

ON THE COVER: AADEN LANE '23 PERFORMING AT THE FA SPRING CONCERT, JUNE 11, 2021 | PHOTO BY TOBY NELSON

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

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Dear Alumni and Friends, the next several months and years, students will be able to reflect on how they made sacrifices for the community’s health and well-being Arnold Shorey during the 2020-21 pandemic, and remember their sense of purpose and personal achievement.

Planning for our bicentennial celebration is now in full swing. Director of Advancement Peter Ingraham ’80 and Cathy Hall are forming a planning committee with members of the Board’s Advancement Committee to help oversee the process. Based on results from our alumni survey, the main events being considered as part of our bicentennial plans are 1. Student public presentations on the history of Foxcroft Academy since its founding.

2. A gala and dinner celebration with music from the past and present. 3. A publication of a “collection of essays” from various viewpoints (title still in beta). 4. The grand opening of the Jim Robinson Field House which will kick off the bicentennial celebration. Other events and activities being considered are a Lego model of the Academy, a museum of Foxcroft Academy history, sales of bicentennial memorabilia, and fireworks on the island.

If you have any ideas that you would like to share or are interested in volunteering, please contact Cathy or Peter.

A new “Knowledge in Partnership” mentorship program is being formed with a pool of alums who are available to Foxcroft Academy students interested in learning about possible career opportunities and pathways. Monica Miles Stevens ’13 initiated the program because she learned through her medical school experience that there were a lot of “unwritten rules” in the profession, and having a mentor can be a rewarding and helpful resource. Who better to help current students than 200 years’ worth of alums!

Of course, the Foxcroft Academy Bicentennial will be dominating our planning, communications, and celebrations for the next year and a half. More than just celebrating the founding of Foxcroft Academy, it will indeed be a celebration of our community and 200 years of tradition! I hope you join us in recognizing this important milestone and help build on the spirit and energy that we felt at Alumni Weekend.

HIS IS A very exciting time at Foxcroft Academy as we are now fully involved with planning the Academy’s 200th birthday, which is officially being held on January 31, 2023! It is also exciting that we have been in session, in-person, with normalcy thus far (and grateful for every day that we are). We are still enjoying the energy felt during Alumni Weekend as it was one of the best ever! I am sure it was due to the old adage “absence makes the heart grow fonder.”

So far, the school year has been going well. Students and teachers are delighted to be back under somewhat normal conditions, and having said that, we must remind ourselves of what it means to be at school each day and what it takes to complete assignments. While Piscataquis County is rated orange or red, indicating high and significant transmission, masking is required.

Masking will be voluntary when the county is rated green or yellow. Other pandemic protocols such as screening at home, voluntary pool testing, three-foot physical distancing, staying home if you feel ill, and washing hands frequently are currently in place as we deal with these new challenges. Thanks to the good work of our maintenance team, morning assemblies with students appropriately distanced are being held twice a week, and we recently hosted a well-attended open house and college fair. Given everything going on for the past 18 months, it’s so nice to be in person for these events.

As of now, Foxcroft Academy has experienced very few positive cases of COVID -19, and there has been no interruption of educational services. Because Piscataquis County is rated red for high transmission by the CDC, masks are required inside the Academy buildings. Currently, 83% of the faculty is vaccinated, and about 40% of the staff and faculty participate in pool testing. Pool testing requires an individual to test once a week and will prevent anyone from being quarantined as long as the test is negative. Probably the most frustrating part of the pandemic is mandatory quarantining when someone is determined to be a close contact. I am happy to report that our students are doing well with these notifications, which have undoubtedly contributed to our low case count. Like many of us, I hope that over

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RIDE ON PONIES!

Athletics

JIM ROBINSON FIELD HOUSE PAGE 44

OUR FALL SPORTS PREVIEW PAGE 18

Alumni CELEBRATING ALUMNI WEEKEND PAGE 30

FROM OUR EDITOR

feeling. There is something about food and friendship.

As we turn the page and head into the 2021-22 school year, there is still a bit of NOTHER YEAR HAS come uncertainty as to what school will look like, and gone at Foxcroft Academy. but as we have for the last 198 years, we While the last year has been will work together to move the next group Toby Nelson filled with many challenges, of Ponies on to great things. And of course, we have also seen our students and staff next summer, we will start the celebration of our rise to the occasion when things weren’t bicentennial, yes, 200 years! The big event next year so great. While the Class of 2021 didn’t will be the grand opening of the Jim Robinson Field have the perfect year they expected, they House. We will have more details as we get closer as were able to attend school, participate in athletics, go it’s sure to be a time to remember.

See what has been happening at Foxcroft Academy to prom, and have an in-person graduation, with all the pomp and circumstance they deserved. Hats off to them, over the coming pages. There are stories and plenty of pictures for you to look at over and over. As always, stay and we look forward to seeing what the future holds for up to date with the latest happenings at the Academy by all of you. going to our website, www.foxcroftacademy.org, and We finished up Alumni Weekend 2021, and it was subscribing to our social media platforms on Facebook, great to see our wonderful alumni and friends for Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. You are never too far the first time in two years. It included a great Friday away from your alma mater. night event where the 2020 and 2021 Academic Hall I hope you have a wonderful fall season, and check of Fame classes were honored, a Saturday filled with back soon! Big things are happening at Foxcroft athletic competitions, gatherings, class reunions, a get-together of the 1991 state championship FA Field Academy as we get ready to celebrate our 200th year!

Hockey team, and the Alumni Banquet. We finished Ride on Ponies! the weekend with breakfast on Sunday morning.

While we have had larger attended events in the past, Toby Nelson the fact we could get the numbers we did is a great Chief Communications Officer

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Greeting Ponies!

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RESIDENTIAL LIFE

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RESIDENTIAL LIFE

At FA, You're Part of the Community

A LETTER FROM OUR STUDENTS

A Letter of thanks and appreciation from Joon Yeob Kim (Matthew), boarding student ’16

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VEN WITH A worldwide pandemic happening around us, Foxcroft Academy was still home to over fifty international boarding students representing over twenty countries. While it was a different year, our boarding students made the most of it with trips all over the state.

From white water rafting, to going up mountains, to trips to Bangor shopping, students and dorm parents grew closer over the nine months together and formed bonds that will last a lifetime.

This program sets us apart from so many other schools in the state, and we are proud to be the home for so many international students. There are Ponies all over the world!

DATED 5/16/20 Dear Mr. Shorey,

I hope you and your family, and our Ponies are staying safe and well. My name is Matthew and I graduated from FA in the class of Joon Yeob Kim 2016, and now I just graduated from UMass at Amherst.

I am sending this email because I am so thankful to our FA and I wouldn’t have been able to be where I am right now without a wonderful community like FA. When I first came to FA my primary goal is to just learn English. However, I fell in love with the beautiful environment in Maine, and the kind minds of people in Dover-Foxcroft. That gave me a reason for me to continue my studies in the United States. I was wishing I could visit FA after graduation and appreciate you and “WHEN I FIRST CAME TO everyone in person, but since the situation FA MY PRIMARY GOAL IS (COVID) doesn’t allow TO JUST LEARN ENGLISH. that, I just wanted to say thank you to all the people HOWEVER, I FELL IN LOVE at FA via e-mail.

WITH THE BEAUTIFUL In past years, there ENVIRONMENT IN MAINE, were times that I didn’t know where to call home. AND THE KIND MINDS OF Sometimes, I felt alone PEOPLE IN DOVER-FOXCROFT.” and scared to continue my journey. However, thinking of all the kindest people I met at FA, it gave me the courage to find my way. I wish FA will continue to be a safe home that students can pursue their dreams regardless of where they are from and who they are.

Thank you. I am looking forward to the day I can see all of your smiles.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Industrial Technology Department Receives “New” Welding Equipment from KVCC

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HIS SCHOOL YEAR brings new and exciting changes to the Foxcroft Academy Industrial Technology Department. Thanks to the generosity of Brian Jonah ’04, Chair of the Welding Department at Kennebec Valley Community College, Foxcroft Academy is the benefactor of six lightly-used welding booths, along with fume extractors, filters, hoods, and other parts that make these units state-of-the-art for our students. This “new to us” equipment is already being used in Mr. John Sylvester’s ’91 first-semester welding classes, and his students are eager to have the chance to work with the new tools.

“This generous gift from KVCC helps us replace some older equipment in the welding shop and makes it so we can jump in with more advanced welding techniques,” said Sylvester. “Students who have come out of these classes are already learning a lot about welding, but now, they can practice skill sets that many in the trades are just figuring out as well.”

“I’m glad Brian thinks so highly of our program that he reached out to me when KVCC was updating their welding equipment,” said Sylvester. “He was a student of mine that took to the trade and has turned it into a great career. And this was a real alumni project as Rick Ladd ’90 and his son Caleb ’19 offered their services to deliver the equipment at no cost. I want to thank all of them for their contributions to our program.”

Foxcroft Academy boasts a robust Industrial Technology Department with hands-on classes and training in welding, auto maintenance, small-engines,

woodworking, drafting, and more. The addition of this new equipment to the welding shop only adds to the quality program offerings. “While schools around us are phasing out classes involving the trades, Foxcroft Academy has doubled down on our commitment to the programs and our students that want them,” said Head of School Arnold Shorey. “There are big career opportunities in the trades, all over the state and the country, so if we can provide a viable avenue for our students to get hands-on training now, we are going to continue to make it happen. And Mr. Sylvester’s students come out of our technology programs ready and eager to work in the field.”

Thanks to funding from the State of Maine, KVCC was able to overhaul their welding shop. According to Brian, deciding what to do with the outgoing welding booths was not a hard decision. “John Sylvester is my former teacher and a member of our KVCC Welding Advisory Board,” said Jonah. “When this equipment became available, I knew exactly where I wanted it to go as my administration thought it would be a great idea to help the future generations of high school welders get a head start on their aspirations.”

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SCHOOL NEWS

Ms. Morgan Rublee – Teaching Students Outside the Walls of Foxcroft Academy

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F ANYTHING CAME out of the COVID-19 pandemic in the educational realm, it was the emergence of online or remote learning. Like all other schools in the state, Foxcroft Academy needed to make the switch in March 2020, before coming back to school with a hybrid model last year. Since then, for most teachers, it’s back to the physical classroom this year, except for one English instructor: Ms. Morgan Rublee.

Rublee, English Department Head, moved to El Paso, Texas, after the conclusion of the 2021 school year, to be with her fiance, an active duty member of the United States Army. She was ready to leave Foxcroft Academy after seven years of working with students of all levels.

However, with remote learning becoming a reality, the idea of allowing Ms. Rublee to continue teaching from 2,600 miles away wasn’t that far-fetched.

“Even though I knew I’d follow my fiance wherever the military moved him, the thought of leaving Foxcroft Academy broke my heart,” admits Rublee.

“When I went into Mr. Shorey’s office to resign, he asked if I’d be interested in staying on as a remote teacher. I hadn’t considered that a possibility, but staying with the Herd was an easy choice.”

Rublee is no stranger to technology and trying new, innovative ideas in the classroom. Even so, the idea of having a full-time remote teacher was not taken lightly, as students were told they would have to set aside time to connect with Ms. Rublee, as the class

is taken asynchronously, meaning there are no set hours to meet. It was a similar experience for several students when taking courses in the hybrid model during the 2020-21 school year.

“Morgan has been the respected Head of our English Department for several years,” said Arnold Shorey. “I don’t like to lose quality teachers like her, so thinking outside the box, we came up with a solution that we all felt would work for both her and her students, especially after coming off a year of remote learning. Ms. Rublee is an excellent teacher, both inperson and online learning, especially in engaging her students, and we are fortunate to offer this option, as some students flourish with online learning.”

“Not seeing my students face-to-face every day has been a difficult adjustment. While I miss the energy of being in the classroom, I’m so thankful for the opportunity to continue with Foxcroft Academy,” says Rublee.

Rublee will be married in October and will head back to Texas, where she plans on living for the next couple of years, but luckily, she is never more than a Facetime call or Zoom session away. This is another way Foxcroft Academy is using emerging technologies to its advantage.

“WHEN I WENT INTO MR. SHOREY’S OFFICE TO RESIGN, HE ASKED IF I’D BE INTERESTED IN STAYING ON AS A REMOTE TEACHER. I HADN’T CONSIDERED THAT A POSSIBILITY, BUT STAYING WITH THE HERD WAS AN EASY CHOICE.”

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SCHOOL NEWS

Roxanne Chase with Ruby Rideout '22

Two Members of the Herd say Goodbye

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LONG WITH SAYING goodbye to the Class of ’21 we also bid farewell to two staff members who have decided to leave the Herd this year, but not without leaving an indelible mark on our school.

Mrs. Roxanne Davis Chase ’78 and and Mrs. Judy Gilbert retired at the end of the school, accounting for a remarkable 60 years of service between just the two of them.

After teaching for 36 years, 38 years if you count her first job after graduating from the University of Maine at Farmington, Roxanne Davis Chase ’78 is enjoying her retirement in her new home on Sebec Lake.

As chair of the Special Education Department and as a member of the Student Assistance Team, Roxanne’s presence at FA is greatly missed. As she said, “The friendship and support of my colleagues added to my teaching experience over the years, and I am forever grateful for the many friends and former co-workers who provided help along the way.”

Replacing Mrs. Chase as a special education teacher is Mrs. Camille Bozzelli Zepeda ’17, recently wed to Sebastian Zepeda ’15.

Mrs. Judy Gilbert, a registered nurse for over 40 years and our school nurse for the last 23, has helped keep FA students healthy and well during her time. In addition to our day students, she also took on the role of nurse to all our boarding students (no easy task).

The COVID-19 pandemic created another nightmare

Judy Gilbert and Dayita Durachman '21.

for her, but she navigated our faculty, staff and students through it seamlessly. Taking over for Mrs. Gilbert is Mrs. Kimberly Orff.

While we hate to say goodbye, we are so happy for both of them. Congratulations and please enjoy your retirement! Remember, you can always come back and visit!

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SCHOOL NEWS

2021 SENIOR AWARDS ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 9, 2021, OUR GRADUATES RECEIVED MANY AWARDS, TOO MANY TO NAME. PICTURED HERE IS ANNABELLE RHODA, VALEDICTORIAN OF THE CLASS OF 2021, WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AS A ZOOLOGY MAJOR. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF OUR 2021 STUDENT ACADEMIC AWARDS:

LATIN AWARDS

VISUAL ARTS

Hunter Kemp – National Latin Exam, Intro: Magna cum Laude

Hunter Kemp – Excellence in Ceramics, Excellence in Art

Anna Morin – Intermediate Latin – Magna cum Laude Mimi Cameron – Excellence in Latin IV

SCIENCE AWARDS Karen Desmond – Excellence in Graduation Level Chemistry

MATHEMATICS AWARDS Sheryl Chase – Excellence in CP Statistics

WORLD LANGUAGES

Caleb Fokens – Excellence in IB Mathematics

Caleb Fokens – National Spanish Exam Gold Medal recipient Ava Rayfield, Miranda Poulin – Excellence in Exploring Hispanic Language and Culture

May Horton – Excellence in Honors Pre-Calculus

Khrystofor Downing – Excellence in AP Physics Caleb Fockens – Excellence in IB (International Baccalaureate) Biology

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Lucas Ronco – Excellence in Woodworking Hunter Kemp – Excellence in Auto Maintenance Technology

Pictured on right, valedictorian Annabelle Rhoda.

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Celebrating

FOXCROFT ACADEMY'S BICENTENNIAL THROUGHOUT ITS 200 YEAR HISTORY, FOXCROFT ACADEMY HAS BEEN SUSTAINED BY THE GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT OF ITS COMMUNITY. Chartered by the Maine Legislature on January 31,1823, the Academy was established just a few years after the incorporation of the town of Foxcroft itself. From modest beginnings in a wood frame building for which the town appropriated $100.00, the school now occupies a beautiful 125-acre campus with a full complement of academic, athletic, and residential facilities.

FA’s bicentennial is a major milestone, marking a point in time to reflect on our past, to remember those who have come before us, and to look forward to a bright and promising future. Our bicentennial committee is already hard at work planning activities and events to help celebrate our remarkable success. We will kick things off next spring with the grand opening of our new indoor track and multi-purpose field house.

While we are still in the early stages of planning for the bicentennial celebration, we know that preparing for these events and getting things right will require a great deal of time and energy by many in our community. We hope you will join us in celebrating this special occasion and honoring Foxcroft Academy’s first 200 years.

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BICENTENNIAL

FEATURE

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James Stuart Holmes Esq.

BY KEVIN LINUS STITHAM CLASS OF 1970

S PART OF OUR BICENTENNIAL celebration, Foxcroft Academy will be publishing a collection of essays reflecting on the school’s 200 year history. In his preview on James Holmes, FA’s first preceptor at the time of its founding, Kevin Stitham shares a quick biographical sketch of Holmes and some of his early contributions to Foxcroft Academy and the Town of Dover-Foxcroft.

The spirit of what would become Foxcroft Academy sprang from the vision and drive of one man, James Stuart Holmes Esq. And the real start of Foxcroft Academy took place 5 months before the incorporation date. It all started in the Fall of 1822 when Holmes gathered some local older students and taught them some high school subjects.

Holmes was born on 11/13/1792 in the town of Hebron Maine. He was the eldest son. Attending local schools, he then attended Hebron Academy. He then went to Brown University (he was a classmate and friend of Horace Mann – they would

correspond for many years) and graduated in 1819. Upon graduation he went to Paris Hill, Maine and read law at the office of Enoch Lincoln Esq. He formed a friendship with the young Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which would continue throughout his life. In 1822 he was admitted to the Maine Bar and moved to Foxcroft, Maine (then part of Penobscot County). His two brothers (Salmon and Cyrus) had moved to Foxcoft in 1818. In the fall of 1822 he opened his law office (on the approximate site of the Gulf gas station in 2018). As he was building his practice, that same

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fall he also taught in the old town house a school of high school classes to some students. He hoped that he might foster interest in starting an actual high school. He succeeded and on 1/31/1823 Foxcroft Academy was incorporated by the Maine Legislature, and a small grant of land was made to it. James was the first Preceptor, serving for just its first term (Fall of 1823). Holmes was also one of the original trustees (he was the first secretary); he remained on the board of trustees until his death on 12/30/1879 – a span of 56 years. His dedication to the academy was such that he attended every single academical examination of the students and every single board of trustees’ meetings through 1878, after which he was too feeble.

Holmes was the second attorney to set up practice in what would later become Piscataquis County.

The first attorney was David Agry [Aigrey?] who came to Sebec, Maine just a few months before Holmes came to Foxcroft. However, Agry did not practice here long before he moved his practice to Orono.

Accordingly, Holmes came to be considered to be the first attorney

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in the area. On 8/4/1829 he married Jane Shaw Patten. They would have 8 children. Up until about 1838 or 1839 he had a very active and lucrative law practice. He was considered the equal of the best attorneys who practiced in the area.

In the fall of 1836 James S. Wiley started to read law in the Holmes Law Office. Upon his admission to the Bar, he formed a partnership with Holmes. This lasted for a few years, then Attorney Wiley struck out on his own and opened his own office in Dover in Union Square.

Attorney J.S. Sprague cryptically wrote of Holmes: The organization of the new county of Piscataquis [note it was incorporated on 3/23/1838, partly f rom Somerset, but mostly from Penobscot] produced radical changes in the legal business in this region and the f raternity as well. It introduced new men with new methods and narrowed the field of labor.

From this time onward, his practice declined until he entirely disappeared f rom the scenes of a former active life and his retirement became permanent. But in 1843 he represented for no charge Israel Damon and other Adventists (Millerites) before justice of the peace Moses Scott in Atkinson at their arraignment. For 4 days he argued persuasively and movingly for religious freedom and toleration – at the end of the proceedings the prisoners were discharged.

In 1838 he was the first chairman of the newly created Piscataquis County Board of Commissioners. He served many years on the Foxcroft school committee. Ultimately, he retired from appearing in the

courtroom, but he continued to do “chamber” work in his office. And as Lowell wrote: A natural scholar, and enjoying the deep penetrating processes of the student, he continued to delve in philosophical research, and to cultivate his

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classical taste, -- reading Latin and Greek to the close of his life.

On 1/15/1880 Augustus G. Lebroke Esq. wrote: Mr. Holmes was a lawyer of the old school, educated at a time when special pleadings with all

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MR. HOLMES WAS A LAWYER OF THE OLD SCHOOL, EDUCATED AT A TIME WHEN SPECIAL PLEADINGS WITH ALL THEIR EXACTIONS AND SUBTLETIES WERE IN FULL VOGUE. QUACKERY IN ACTIVE LAW PRACTICE WAS THEN NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. HE HAD AT ONE TIME, AND ESPECIALLY BEFORE 1838, UP TO WHICH TIME THIS COUNTY WAS A PART OF PENOBSCOT, A LARGER AND MORE LUCRATIVE PRACTICE THAN ANY OTHER LAWYER EVER HAD. AUGUSTUS G. LEBROKE ESQ, 1880

their exactions and subtleties were in full vogue. Quackery in active law practice was then next to impossible. He had at one time, and especially before 1838, up to which time this county was a part of Penobscot, a larger and more lucrative practice than any other lawyer ever had. He was successful in the proper sense of the term … Mr. Holmes’ legal knowledge was not the reflection from inferior minds. He sought learning from the maxims of the civil law, Roman jurisprudence and from the great masters of the profession on the continent as well as from those great moulders and architects of the English law … He sought for principles and disliked empiricism.

Mary Chandler Lowell, M.D. J.M. was born on 1/18/1863. She lived across the street from Esquire Holmes, who she considered to be her best friend. She would grow up to become perhaps the most impressive graduate of Foxcroft Academy in its history for she obtained not only her medical

degree but also her legal degree – and as a local historian she would rival John Sprague Esq. In her 1935 history Old Foxcroft Maine this doctor and lawyer provides her warm memory of the Squire in 1872 which may reveal the essence of this man. At this time, she was 9 years old; he was 80 years old. Her school teacher asked her to write a paper on the history of Foxcroft so she went to Holmes’ home: Rushing into his study, with much slamming of doors and clanging of latches, I pounced upon the arm of his chair and with one hand in his grey beard pulled his face around to my gaze – not without many exclamations from him – and said, “Now, Esquire Holmes, what do you think my teacher wants me to do?”

“Take a whipping, as I think you deserve this minute.”

“Oh, please, Esquire Holmes, stop your fooling and guess.”

“But I never guess. What is it?”

“Write a composition about the history of Foxcroft! Do you think we can?”

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“We? Did she include me?”

“Well, n-no, not exactly, but, Esquire Holmes, don’t you think you could be decent (a smile came over his face) and help me? Why, I don’t even know how to begin.”

“Are you obliged to write it tonight, young lady?”

“No sir, but you know that if I feel that I’ve got to do a thing, I like to do it and have it over.”

“There, there (for I was pulling his whiskers unmercifully), you come over early tomorrow and we’ll make a start.” …

Morning came … Across the street I rushed to be met at the door by the “old squire” with hat and cane, to take a walk. It should be stated that the old gentleman was very lame, and was making an unusual effort to encourage and assist me. Slowly, the dear old friend, with my hand in his, limped along under a barrage of questions, in no way disconcerting to him. Not once did he omit the oldtime courtesy and doffing of hat to a lady, or the genial “Good morning, how are you, Sir?” to the men we met.

GRADUATION FOXCROFT ACADEMY HELD ITS 2021 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ON SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS HELD AT THE PISCATAQUIS COUNTY ICE ARENA IN DOVER-FOXCROFT. OVER 74 OF THE 83 MEMBERS OF THE 2021 GRADUATING CLASS WERE IN ATTENDANCE, DAWNING THE MAROON AND WHITE FOR ONE FINAL TIME. Graduation speakers included Annabelle Rhoda, Class of 2021 Valedictorian, May Horton, Class of 2021 Salutatorian, Ms. Morgan Rublee, faculty speaker, Dr. Richard Swett, guest speaker, and Mr. Arnold Shorey, FA Head of School.

In addition to the speakers, Foxcroft Academy graduates earned thousands of dollars in scholarships and prizes awarded at graduation and senior night. The Class of 2021 has made their mark on FA, and now they have the opportunity to make their mark on the world! Ride on, Ponies!

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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW

FOOTBALL

FIELD HOCKEY

The 2021 fall sports season is off to an excellent start for our Foxcroft Academy teams. After a year of shortened schedules and different ways of playing due to COVID-19, all of our teams are back competing on the fields and courses around Eastern Maine with full schedules.

As of the time of publication, all of our teams (football, field hockey, boys & girls soccer, cross country, and golf) are seeing success on and off the field of play.

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GIRLS SOCCER

BOYS SOCCER

CHEERLEADING

CROSS COUNTRY

ATHLETICS

GOLF

Keep up to date with all Foxcroft Academy athletics on our social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. There are game summaries, links to pictures, and more. You can also subscribe to the Foxcroft Academy Films channel on YouTube, where several games and activities are uploaded or live streamed. You are never too far away from the Ponies! #rideonPonies #foxcroftacademyathletics

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ATHLETICS

Newly-Updated Alfond Field Nears Completion Thanks to a Donation from the Town of Dover-Foxcroft

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cutting trees, flattening the area, building a retaining wall, and adding loam and sod. It came together much quicker than anticipated.”

Nason, along with Lucas Butler, Director of Facilities at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena, used their heavy equipment know-how to cut trees, dig out areas for the retaining wall, construct a driveway to the field, and lay sod that will allow for play this fall.

The project was aided by FA alumni, John ‘JJ’ Dyer ’90 and Elwood Edgerly ’72 who provided needed services for the project. “It was truly a team effort to get this done,” said Nason. “We plan on moving the softball field to a new spot on Alfond Field, and with the addition of the retaining wall, it’s going to make a nice field even better.”

“Foxcroft Academy has been responsible for running the town’s youth sports programs for the last ten years, and during that time, they have allowed us to use all their facilities, such as fields and gyms, which has been really great for the community,” said Jack Clukey '88, Dover-Foxcroft Town Manager. “We had a surplus of loam and we wanted it to go to good use. This gift helps not only FA student-athletes but all of the youth that will use the field. It’s a win-win for our area kids.”

Our soccer teams currently use Oakes Field to host varsity games and they practice on Alfond Field.

While some games will continue to be on Oakes Field, especially for night contests, Alfond Field will be a permanent and much welcomed addition for the program.

“We’ve been fortunate to have outstanding fields to play and practice on for years here at the Academy, and that will continue to be the case for years to come,” said Arnold Shorey, Head of School. “This donation from the town came at a needed time, and thanks to the quick thinking of Tom and Lucas, our student-athletes will have the opportunity to have another great field to call home.”

HEN THE SITE for the new Jim Robinson Field House was decided, officials knew it would mean the end of the current varsity soccer field.

With help from Foxcroft Academy Buildings and Grounds Department and the Town of Dover-Foxcroft, the newly updated Alfond Soccer Field is taking shape ahead of schedule.

The future home soccer game field is in the “bowl” behind our dormitories, and it’s being extended to a regulation length field with the help of donated loam from the town. According to Tom Nason ’80, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, this donation, along with contributions from several members of the Alumni Herd, made it possible to get the project done this fall.

“WE’VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUTSTANDING FIELDS TO PLAY AND PRACTICE ON FOR YEARS HERE AT THE ACADEMY, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE FOR YEARS TO COME. THIS DONATION FROM THE TOWN CAME AT A NEEDED TIME, AND THANKS TO THE QUICK THINKING OF TOM AND LUCAS, OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANOTHER GREAT FIELD TO CALL HOME.” ARNOLD SHOREY, HEAD OF SCHOOL

“The soccer field was in good shape, but we wanted to make it fully usable, so the softball dirt infield didn’t hinder soccer players sliding on the field,” said Nason. “The only way to accomplish that was to lengthen the field on the other end, which meant

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“HE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ATHLETIC THAN ME AND HAD A LOT MORE TRAINING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO. HE WAS A GREAT KID AS WELL AS A GREAT PLAYER. HIS GAME WAS VERY GOOD.” CALEB FOCKENS, ABOUT HIS COMPETITOR ELIOT POTVIN

Tennis Star and Senior Caleb Fockens Finishes as State Tennis Runner-Up

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going to beat himself. Caleb had to earn everything he got, and George’s athleticism, his quick feet, and quick hands, may have ended up being the difference.”

Cutone and Fockens were the dominant players on the tournament’s 52-player boys’ draw. “I wasn’t able to capitalize on the momentum a lot of the times [in the final], which just shows that I haven’t had as much tournament experience recently,” Fockens said.

Fockens and his family moved to the small Somerset County town of Cambridge during the summer of 2019 from Greenwich, Connecticut.

There, he had reached the round of 16 in that state’s large-school singles’ tournament as a freshman and advanced to the quarterfinals as a sophomore.

Fockens enrolled at Foxcroft at the start of his junior year, but did not play for the Ponies in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

“I had a lot of fun over the weekend,” Fockens said.

“I’m sure I’ll probably be upset about the final, but at the end of the day that’s the game and it was still a great experience.”

ECENT FOXCROFT ACADEMY graduate Caleb Fockens had a high school tennis season to remember. Fockens was named the PVC Boys’ Tennis Player of the year. He never lost a match during the team season and was the state individual runner-up, a first in program history. He fell in the state final, his only loss of the year. Below is an excerpt from an article written by FA alumnus, Ernie Clark ’77, sportswriter for the Bangor Daily News about the state championship match. Great season Caleb!

“Caleb Fockens’ bid to become the first player north of Augusta to capture the state schoolboys' tennis singles championship this year, but fell just short.

The fourth-seeded senior won the first set of the title match, but second-seeded George Cutone, a freshman from Kennebunk, rallied to win a second-set tiebreaker and went on to a 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 victory in a 2 1/2-hour battle at Lewiston High School.”

“George was going to be a tough out no matter what,” Foxcroft Coach Ryan Dankert said. “He wasn’t

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THE ARTS PERHAPS THE HARDEST HIT PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WAS THE PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT. MR. GUTHRIE AND MS. MAYNARD DID THEIR BEST TO KEEP OUR FOXCROFT ACADEMY MUSICIANS ENGAGED WITH NEW PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE STEEL DRUMS. In April, the good news was that CDC guidelines allowed for actual singing and playing to return to the classroom, and the music program took full advantage. In fact, we hosted our first outdoor spring concert during graduation week. It was a resounding success, with well over 200 people in attendance and plenty of great performances from the pep band, chorus, strings, select choir, jazz band, and the ever-popular rock bands! It couldn’t have been a better night of music. While some normal has returned to the music department this year, going outside to end the 2020-21 school year was a rocking good time.

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CREATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

TWO RICH TRADITIONS

ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME & ROSE AWARDS FOXCROFT ACADEMY HAS MANY RICH TRADITIONS. ONE IS THE WAY WE CONNECT THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO TRULY APPRECIATE THE LONG ACADEMIC HISTORY AND STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY AT FA. Foxcroft Academy recognizes new inductees to the Academic Hall of Fame at the same time we present Rose Awards to deserving seniors who graduate in the top 15% of their class. This year, the dinner honoring new inductees to the Academic Hall of Fame and the Rose Award recipients was held on Friday night of Alumni Weekend.

Congratulations to students who received Rose Awards during an academic ceremony held in the FA gymnasium in May. Individual recipients of the award are pictured below.

New members of the Academic Hall of Fame who have shown outstanding achievement in their

academic and personal or professional endeavors after graduating from FA received a plaque recognizing their achievements. For the year ending 2020, we are honored to induct four new members to the Academic Hall of Fame. For the year ending 2021, we welcome five new members.

After reading the personal biographies of the following new Hall of Fame inductees, it becomes immediately clear why these FA graduates are being honored for their academic achievements.

Congratulations to new members of the Foxcroft Academy Academic Hall of Fame.

2021 Foxcroft Academy Rose Awards

Front Row L-R: Kelli Black, Mimi Cameron, Sheryl Chase, and Khrystofor Downing Back Row L-R: Anna Morin, May Horton, Dayita Durachman, Ava Rayfield, and Annabelle Rhoda Missing: Hermes Tong

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HALL OF FAME

SUSAN HABER BABASH, CLASS OF 1962 During her years at Foxcroft Academy, Susan received numerous academic honors and awards, particularly in English and mathematics. She was the editor of the 1962 yearbook, enjoyed cheerleading, and acting in student theater productions, including in The Traveling Man, a state finalist in the one-act play contest in her senior year, and a comedic role in In the Suds in her junior year.

After graduation, Sue attended Colby College in Waterville before marrying Bill Babash, an Airman at the Charleston Air Force Station, in October 1963. The couple moved to Bill’s hometown of Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1964 before returning to Dover-Foxcroft in 1969.

DOUGLAS C. SMITH, CLASS OF 1968 Doug was a member of the National Honor Society and recipient of a Rose Award. He is perhaps best known as the four-year student manager of football, basketball, and baseball teams. He has been married forty-nine years and has two sons.

In 1975, Susan and her husband Bill purchased the Sears Catalog Store in Dover-Foxcroft. Over the years, they developed the two businesses, and in 1978 bought and renovated the former Central Maine Power building on West Main Street, enabling them to relocate both Riverside Florist and the Sears store into spacious new facilities.

He earned his BS in education from Husson College in 1972 as salutatorian.

He received his Master of Science in business administration from Husson University in 1981. He earned his Ph.D from Arizona State University in 1986.

After the awarding of his doctorate, Dr. Smith joined the Instructional Systems Design faculty at the University of Kentucky where he taught for 30 years. He retired in 2017 as Professor Emeritus.

Beyond the business world, Susan was a community leader.

In 1974, she was elected to the Dover-Foxcroft Charter Commission, which studied various forms of town governance and made recommendations for an updated charter for the town’s government. She was elected to the Board of Directors of SAD 68 in 1981 for a three-year term.

While at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Smith conducted 30 federally funded research grants that led to the publication of 26 refereed scholarly publications and five book chapters.

Dr. Smith is proud of the 14 Ph.D. students whom he personally mentored to the completion of their degrees. Institutional Accreditation has been of particular interest to Dr. Smith, and he has served as an evaluator of colleges and universities for the National Association of Colleges and Technical Education. Dr. Smith is grateful that he could share his field of study and career with his wife, Dr. Gloria Jean Smith, Kentucky State University.

In 1989, Susan and Bill sold Riverside Florist and the Sears business to start second careers and enjoy the warmer climate of North Carolina. Susan applied her extensive business experience first working for the Morehead Foundation at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She then moved to Virtus Software, a developer of 3D architectural modeling software, before becoming Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Nexus Software, LLC, a leading provider of device connectivity software for the banking industry.

Doug has been committed to community service through work with at-risk children, having served as a member of the Kentucky Citizen’s Foster Care Review Board where he reviewed the work of social workers. After his service, he and his wife adopted their children from the foster care system.

Today, Sue and Bill are enjoying retirement in Cary, North Carolina.

Foxcroft Academy was a sanctuary for Dr. Smith. The faculty there gave him the intellectual acumen and confidence to transcend family dysfunction and poverty. He particularly would like to recognize Mrs. Phyllis Wiley and Mr. Ernest Lary for being persistently present to him throughout those difficult times.

These wonderful Hall of Fame Biographies were submitted by the inductees. Due to space constraints, several of these had to be edited as best we could. For the complete biographies, please visit our website at www.foxcroftacademy.org and look at all our Hall of Fame inductees! They are there for your viewing and reading pleasure.

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LOIS RICHARDS PRADKA, CLASS OF 1970

LISA MARGONELLI, CLASS OF 1983

Lois’ childhood dream was to be a nurse, so with her aptitude and love for science she enrolled in St. Mary’s School of Nursing after graduation.

While Lisa was at Foxcroft-Academy from 1979 to 1982, she didn’t do many after-school activities because she had a lot of sheep, pigs, chickens, and cows to care for. She was selected for the play Nine Angry Men—playing the foreigner—but it got canceled because a basketball team needed the stage.

She played the violin for the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

She headed to Colorado and was working as a Registered Nurse when a nursing instructor from the local university encouraged her to continue her studies. In 1975 Lois was recruited to Duke with the promise of immediate in-state tuition to UNC-Chapel Hill.

Lisa received a scholarship to Yale, where she studied art, African Studies, and American Studies, later studying in Niger, Japan, and China. She was a waitress, a mason’s helper, a carpenter, and a teacher before she became a writer. Since then, Lisa has written for magazines and newspapers including the Atlantic, the New York Times, Scientific American, and Wired.

After graduation, Lois became a Nurse Clinician for Duke Orthopedics. Her creative problem-solving for extended hospitalizations led her to be the first nurse in NC to discharge a patient on home IV antibiotics. When Medicare officials crafted their coverage rules on home IV antibiotics, they came to interview Lois.

For her first book, about petroleum, Lisa hung out in gas stations, on drilling rigs, in delivery trucks, refineries, and in oil-producing countries including Venezuela, Nigeria, Chad, and Iran. Oil on the Brain: Petroleum’s Long, Strange Trip to Your Tank was named one of the top 25 books of the year by the American Library Association.

In 1985, after her husband’s serious cardiac event and with two very young daughters, Lois enrolled in the Duke University School of Nursing for her Master’s Degree, graduating in 1989.

She then joined the Duke Heart Center where she was a Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist with responsibilities for patient education initiatives, quality improvement processes, program design, and graduate student education.

She published articles on various cardiology topics and frequently lectured at national conferences.

For her second book, Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology, Lisa spent 9 years following scientists who were studying termites to make the technologies of the future: swarming robots, synthetic biology, and understanding how ecosystems respond to climate change. For that, she traveled to Australia, Namibia, and Arizona.

In 2001, she launched the Duke Heart Network that provided quality oversight opportunities for hospitals with cardiovascular programs across the southeast.

Following, she was asked to start the Duke Quality Network, a program to oversee the quality and patient safety for all 14 Duke LifePoint hospitals (72 hospitals in 22 states). Lois retired from the Duke University Health System in 2018 after 43 years of service.

She is married to Clarke Cooper, a digital forester who has managed to keep a small termite colony alive through two Maine winters.

Currently, Lisa is Editor-in-Chief of Issues in Science and Technology, a quarterly journal about science and technology policy published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine at Arizona State University. She is also professor of practice at Arizona School for the Future of Innovation in Society.

“My core math and science classes at Foxcroft Academy created the ideal foundation for my later studies. I will forever be grateful to Mr. Steenstra, Mr. Champeon, and Mr. Beek. And of course no nursing student can succeed without understanding Latin so Mrs. Gerrish holds a special place in my heart.”

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TIMOTHY BLAKELY, CLASS OF 1992 An active and involved student at Foxcroft Academy, Tim enthusiastically participated in Latin Club, placed in the state science fair, participated in the drama program, sang in the choir and was a Rose Award recipient. Tim was a three-sport varsity athlete, playing tennis, basketball, and soccer. Participating in Upward Bound was a key gateway to college.

Tim attended Bowdoin College after leaving FA, graduating magna cum laude in 1996 with a major in government.

REBECCA FOREMAN-JANJIC, CLASS OF 1989

Tim attended law school at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude in 2001. While in law school, Tim served as a senior editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Following graduation, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Mary A. McLaughlin in the US Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Tim has practiced law in Maine, New York City, San Francisco, and Hong Kong.

He currently serves as the Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office of the international law firm Morrison & Foerster. Tim met his wife, Debbie, while studying at Bowdoin, and they have lived in Hong Kong with their five children since 2011.

Throughout Rebecca’s four years at Foxcroft Academy, she was active in various leadership roles in Key Club, Student Council and was a member of the French Club, National Honor Society, and a Rose Award recipient. She was a cheerleader and captained the squad for both football and basketball seasons and helped lead the team to a few state championships. In the spring, she was a member of the track team, captaining the 4X100 relay team her senior year and advancing to the state championship meet.

Rebecca graduated from Saint Anselm College in 1993 with a degree in political science. She began her career in executive recruiting in Boston, and while in her first job, completed her MBA at Simmons Graduate School of Management. She then joined Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest retained executive search firm.

Tim credits his time at FA with furthering his love for learning.

Favorite examples include presenting on the Twelve Labors of Hercules in Mrs. Patty Mullis’ Latin class, working closely with Mr. Dick Millett in physics class to understand and present on electromotive forces during a state competition, and writing his first verse of iambic pentameter with Ms. Dawn McPherson-Allen in AP English. Tim’s interest in law and legal studies was fostered through participation in the “We the People” National Bicentennial Competition on the US Constitution and Bill of Rights with Mr. Willette’s AP US History class.

Tim remains very grateful for these opportunities, and for those in the FA community who recognized his potential and encouraged him to challenge himself and reach for success.

In 2003, Rebecca joined her client EMC Corporation and was tasked with improving their recruiting model and recruiting executives. Her boss and mentor from EMC recruited Rebecca to Heidrick & Struggles in 2010 to be a Principal in the Boston office. When an opportunity arose in 2013 to relocate with her husband Aleks to San Francisco to lead the firm’s Venture Capital Practice, Rebecca accepted and they were off to San Francisco. In 2018, Rebecca was asked to lead the Global Technology & Services Practice for the firm, whereby she led a team of 250 across 50 offices.

Rebecca and Aleks relocated back to Maine in April 2020, settling into a new home in the Back Cove area of Portland, and still recruiting executives for Heidrick & Struggles.

These wonderful Hall of Fame Biographies were submitted by the inductees. Due to space constraints, several of these had to be edited as best we could. For the complete biographies, please visit our website at www.foxcroftacademy.org and look at all our Hall of Fame inductees! They are there for your viewing and reading pleasure.

“Foxcroft Academy had a profound impact on who I became as a young adult. Teachers like Mr. Willette, who taught the importance of history, the Constitution, and civic duty, Mr. Brown, for great writing skills, Mr. Larson and Mr. Beek for all the extra hours of tutoring in math will never be forgotten.

Foxcroft Academy and the entire community hold a place in my heart.”

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HALL OF FAME

KATHERINE FORBES-SMITH, CLASS OF 1992

ANDREW LIZOTTE, CLASS OF 2000

A participant in a number of sports including indoor and outdoor track and basketball, Katherine also enjoyed skiing at Squaw Mountain with her friends.

However, her real passion while at FA occurred under the direction of her highly adored music director, Arnold Poland. She participated in chorus, concert band, jazz band, and show choir. With Tom Lyford as her director, she participated in several one-act plays and musicals. Katherine was a Rose Award recipient and a member of the National Honor Society. “FA was the ideal environment for high school. It provided the supportive conditions and meaningful connections of a tight-knit community.”

Andy says that Foxcroft Academy provided him a wealth of academic, athletic, and other extracurricular opportunities that kept him busy. He was Student Council President his senior year, a member of the National Honor Society, and a Rose Award recipient. Andy captained the soccer, basketball, and track teams, and was all-conference in each sport. He was active in the drama club, including the 1999 fall musical, “Grease.”

Andy attended Colby College, from which he graduated cum laude and with distinction with a BA in English Literature and a minor in East Asian Studies.

After working several years in Boston post-college, Andy attended Syracuse University College of Law. This proved to be the best decision of his life. It was as a law student at Syracuse that Andy met his wife Clare. Andy earned his Juris Doctor degree summa cum laude from Syracuse.

After Foxcroft, Katherine attended Gordon College where she studied foreign languages and biology. She spent several years working for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health addressing health disparities through grassroots organizing and community building in Lynn, Massachusetts. Katherine went on to earn her Master’s of Nursing at Boston College.

After law school, Andy worked as a trial attorney with the Legal Aid Society in Queens, New York, then joined White & Case LLP followed by several years at Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, LLP. In 2014, Andy was able to come back to his beloved home state, when he accepted an appointment as an Assistant US Attorney with the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine, his current employer. As a federal prosecutor based in Bangor, he prosecutes white-collar fraud as well as drug and gun offenses.

As a family nurse practitioner, Katherine co-founded Bridgewater Pediatrics in Bridgewater, MA, that serves the primary care health needs of over 6,000 children and teenagers in southeastern Massachusetts. Additionally, in 2011, Katherine founded The Well, A Center for Hope and Healing, located in Bridgewater, MA, a counseling and holistic wellness center.

Her passion and interest in integrative medicine and pediatric and adolescent emotional disorders have led her to pursue further academic study and research. Katherine is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts. Katherine and her husband, Karl, live in Bridgewater, Massachusetts with their daughters. They love traveling as well as skiing as a family and spending as much time as they can during the summer at Katherine’s family camp on Sebec Lake.

In 2018, Andy made good on a lifetime interest in pursuing military service, commissioning as an officer of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the US Air Force, Air Reserve Component. During this time, Andy has been awarded several high honors and accommodations for his outstanding service. He is currently a Captain and serves as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, 157th Air Refueling Wing.

Andy is grateful to Tom Lyford, Gary Worthing, Jim Brown, and Wayne Strout for pushing him academically and athletically.

“FA and the entire Dover-Foxcroft community were an integral part of my identity formation and the path my life has taken in medical practice and community service. I’m grateful for the people who had an impact on me during those important years.”

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Following graduation, Tamlyn attended Bowdoin College where she majored in biochemistry and economics. She played on the field hockey team that won two NCAA National Championships and several regional titles. She was named an Academic All-American and named to the All-NESCAC Academic Team for field hockey. She was awarded an MDIBL/INBRE grant to conduct biomedical research during college and she completed an honors thesis in biochemistry. Following graduation, she was awarded an NIH grant to continue research in the field of biochemistry.

Tamlyn then attended the University of Maine School of Law where she was the Head Case Note and Comment Editor of the Maine Law Review and a teaching assistant. She graduated in 2013 and went on to complete an MBA from the University of Maine in 2016. She traveled to Vietnam and Iceland to study and present research and was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

TAMLYN FREDERICK, CLASS OF 2005 Tamlyn was the valedictorian of her class, was in the National Honor Society, and a Rose Award recipient. She also received the Maine Principal’s Award, the Rennselaer Polytechnic Medal Award, and the Chase & Kimball Outstanding Student of the Year Award. She was a member of the field hockey, cross country, swim, track and field, and tennis teams. She also participated in band, chorus, musical theater, Key Club, student council, and various academic clubs.

In 2014, Tamlyn founded the law firm Frederick, Quinlan & Tupper in Portland, Maine. She was admitted to practice law in Maine, the Federal District of Maine, New York, and Florida. She has been a member of several boards and organizations including the Gignoux Inn of Court, the Advisory Board for the Maine Center for Professional Graduate Studies, and the Maine State Bar Association. Tamlyn has since left the practice of law to focus on the real estate investment company she founded in 2019.

These wonderful Hall of Fame Biographies were submitted by the inductees. Due to space constraints, several of these had to be edited as best we could. For the complete biographies, please visit our website at www.foxcroftacademy.org and look at all our Hall of Fame inductees! They are there for your viewing and reading pleasure.

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Celebrating

ALUMNI WEEKEND AFTER BEING SEPARATED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THE FOXCROFT ACADEMY COMMUNITY WAS EXCITED ABOUT COMING TOGETHER DURING THE 2021 ALUMNI WEEKEND TO GATHER WITH ALUMNI AND FRIENDS AGAIN. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS ONE OF EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY AS CLASSMATES ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH UP AND RECONNECT AFTER MISSING LAST YEAR'S ALUMNI WEEKEND. As part of this year's alumni activities, newly inducted members of our Academic Hall of Fame were introduced, our alumni soccer and field hockey games were back, the Pony Pride 5K road race was held, as well as the dedication of the alumni tennis tournament, now named in honor of alumnus Harold Chase of the Class of 1961. Our Annual Foxcroft Homecoming Golf Scramble was well attended, and of course, the Alumni Banquet was held with over 130 people in attendance. As you will read, many classes convened for reunions, some being a year late due to COVID-19. We look forward to next year as we will cut the ribbon on the Jim Robinson Field House during Alumni Weekend 2022, so mark your calendars! It’s a great time to be a Pony!

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Building Blocks For Success in Life

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R. JENNIFER MICHAUD-FINCH shares her feelings about Coach Gene Philpot and reflects on some of her experiences playing field hockey at Foxcroft Academy. Please consider joining Jen and her teammates by making a pledge or contribution to the Philpot Initiative, a campaign recognizing the legacy of Coach Philpot by naming the new turf field and regulation field hockey field in her honor.

Contributions can be made at foxcroftacademy.org/ building-on-tradition-pledge-page I first met Coach Philpot when I was at SeDoMoCha Jr. High where she was the softball coach. She was following in the footsteps of another one of my mentors, Physical Education teacher and coach, Ashley Jackins.

Both were great coaches, not only because they were knowledgeable about the sport and keen to demonstrate the proper technique and improve skills, but also because they kept a level head, focused attention, they played smart and fair and motivated the team. These teachers were dedicated to building confidence in young female athletes. It was here, in athletics, where communication, interpersonal skills and trust were built. Teamwork made us champions, but these skills also gave us the building blocks for success in life.

Although Coach Philpot was my Phys. Ed. and Health teacher, I got to know her best through field hockey. Coach Philpot made an impression that is still with me today. She was a tough and fair coach who made championship teams by instilling dedication, high work ethic, sportsmanship, inspiring and building confidence in each player. She held

If you would like to make a contribution to the Philpot field naming opportunity, please visit the FA Web site at https://www.foxcroftacademy.org/building-on-tradition-pledge-page

us responsible for our actions, treating us like adults in a respectful, courteous manner, but wasn’t afraid to tell us straight what needed to be done and how to do it.

Some of my favorite high school memories are of field hockey, the thrill of winning Penquis League, Regional and State Championships. I would cheer on my teammates from the goal cage when they would sweep down field and score, or when the defense would stop an offensive drive. I had a great view to see a team play hard together, communicate and take care of each other: lessons all learned from Coach Philpot. She was clear that every player on the team had a role and it was important to make the effort, for the success of the team depended on it. This included varsity players, JV players and the support staff/managers who kept score, cleaned the field and filled our water bottles. At the end of our 1993/94 season, other senior players and I, along with Coach, dressed in black and dug a hole in the middle of the field hockey field to bury a time capsule. I couldn’t believe that Coach joined in on the shenanigans because Roger Davis took such great care of the lawn/ fields, that if we got caught, we would be in big trouble. I am not sure if this time capsule has been found yet ....

I am grateful for the experience of playing for Coach Philpot. She supported me as an athlete, nurturing focus, dedication and confidence. It inspired me to not only want to be a better athlete, but a better person.

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Celebrating

ALUMNI AWARDS DR. MARY CHANDLER-LOWELL WAS AN 1881 ALUMNAE OF THE ACADEMY WHO WENT ON TO EARN THE DEGREES OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, BACHELOR OF LAW, AND DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE. THE DR. MARY CHANDLER-LOWELL AWARD IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO AN ALUMNUS OF FOXCROFT ACADEMY WHO HAS DISTINGUISHED HIM/HERSELF IN THEIR PARTICULAR VOCATIONAL FIELD.

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HE TILLSON D. Thomas award is given to a former faculty or staff member who, in the opinion of his/ her former students, served the students of Foxcroft Academy with the highest degree of professionalism.

The James S. Holmes Award was created in honor of the founder of Foxcroft Academy. Mr. Holmes came to Foxcroft in 1822 to practice law.

He, along with the assistance of 11 other townspeople, were granted a charter on January 31, 1823, for the incorporation of Foxcroft Academy. The Trustees present this award to community members who have distinguished themselves in service to the Academy and to further the school’s mission. The recipients of this year’s James S. Holmes Award are Bruce and Kris Anderson Gurall.

On March 19, 1997, the Trustees of Foxcroft Academy established the Oakes Family Award in honor of Harry, Louis, and Myrtice Oakes, who provided the Academy with philanthropic leadership and whose endowments continue to protect the future of Foxcroft Academy. The Trustees give the Oakes Family Award to an alumnus/ae in gratitude for their service and philanthropic leadership which has enabled the Academy to provide the highest standard of educational excellence for its students.

This year Foxcroft Academy presented two recipients with the prestigious Oakes Family Award. The award winners were Charlie and Jane Hibbard-Merrill (pictured above right) and Jim and Peg Robinson (photo right).

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DAWN MACPHERSON-ALLEN 2021 TILLSON D. THOMAS AWARD WINNER

ROGER SANDS '67 2021 DR. MARY CHANDLER-LOWELL AWARD WINNER During Roger’s time at Foxcroft Academy, he was an active student.

He was a member of the concert and marching band, Glee Club, and football team. He was stage manager for plays. He was selected to Boys State and Advanced Band Camp. He was in the Boy Scouts and later the Explorers. Roger was always busy mowing lawns and delivering newspapers, which led him to win a trip to New York City. He also could be found working at Beeches Gulf Station on West Main Street.

Beginning as the Grades 6-12 Gifted and Talented Coordinator for SAD#68, Dawn also worked with then Headmaster Howard Ryder to develop honors courses, and add AP courses to the Foxcroft curriculum. In 1989 she moved from teaching at Sedomocha Middle School to a part-time position at Foxcroft Academy to teach honors English 9, 10, and 11. When the district phased out the Gifted and Talented Coordinator’s position, Dawn was added to the faculty of FA as a full-time English teacher, a position she held until her retirement in 2006, after teaching for 37 years.

After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1968. He completed his basic training at Lackland AFB in Texas. and was assigned to Lowry AFB in Colorado for nine months of training as a Missile Electronics Technician.

In 1992, while waiting for her son Tom ’94 to be done with musical practice, Dawn approached Arnie Poland to see if he would like her help with the drama portion of the musical production. He was very happy for her help, and she worked with him on Guys and Dolls that year for no salary. When Tom Lyford gave up one-act plays, Dawn was hired to run the drama program, including senior plays, a series of one-acts, and a spring musical along with Arnie, from then to her retirement. During her tenure at Foxcroft, Dawn represented the Academy and the state of Maine in 1998 as one of two presidential teachers from Maine in Washington DC. She also served as the State of Maine president of a women teachers’ organization from 2001-2003 and was Maine’s representative to its International Board with full support from Headmaster Brad Ashley.

This was the start of a decorated military career traveling all over Air Force bases from coast to coast and worldwide.

In January 1976, he was assigned to the newly named Air Force Geophysics Laboratory as Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Geodesy and Gravity Branch. Five years later, Roger attended the International Symposium on Absolute Gravity in Paris, France.

He continued his work as a Research and Development Engineer, assigned to the Laboratory’s Absolute Gravity Program. He was then assigned to the newly named Geophysics Laboratory.

When asked what her fondest memories are of her time at the Academy, her response was unequivocally the fabulous faculty with whom she was privileged to work. “They were truly caring and professional colleagues who carried on the business of the Academy through good times and bad times.”

She was asked what her favorite musical or play might be but she stated there is no easy answer because each one was so unique. Her top three musicals were A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, West Side Story, and Grease, and the reason these were the favorites is because they were large productions, involving community members to do the sets, the band and community musicians to fill the pit, the community to costume them all, and many students to fill the roles or be part of the chorus, and another group to run the technical side of things: run the stage, move the sets, and help the cast change costumes. Her favorite one-act plays were The Pink Panther and the rustic scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

In December 1990, Roger was assigned to the newly named Phillips Laboratory’s Geophysics Directorate. He was technical liaison to the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Headquarters. He continued to serve in this position and as Senior Enlisted Manager at the Air Force Research Laboratory until his retirement in October 1998.

Roger’s military decorations and awards are too many to name, but there are many of them, and they are all well-deserved. He retired from the Air Force in 1998 with the rank of Chief Master Sergeant.

After his military retirement, Roger was employed by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, an agency in the Department of Defense, retiring from civil service after 13 years.

Roger says the best event of his life was meeting Diane, his wife, her family, and having three wonderful children was by far the greatest. He credits his success to his wife Diane and their wonderful children Kim, Mike, and Jim. The encouragement, support, and sacrifices they made throughout his career made it all possible.

She has been thanked by many students over the years, and the number one comment is “Thank you for teaching me to write.” She hopes that is a talent she helped many students to improve.

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Celebrating

CLASS REUNIONS

1960

1965

From the desk of Sharon Sweetser Emery

From the desk of Cherie Stitham White

Due to COVID-19, our Class of 1960 didn’t celebrate our 60th reunion (2020) until this year. Everyone in the class would like to offer a big thank-you to Walter and Linda Speed Lougee for hosting our reunion at their camp on Sebec Lake and including a boat ride around the lake. It’s always nice to reunite with our classmates and telling stories of the past and present, which included a lot of laughter. Following the gathering at the lake, we attended the Alumni Banquet which included more greetings, awards, and presentations. Our class would like to thank the staff of FA who worked hard to make Alumni Weekend 2021 a success! We hope our class can reunite in 2022!

Sixteen members of the Class of 1965 gathered at Merrill's Marina for a delicious picnic provided by classmate Michael Dugay. Attending were Nancy Snow Seddon, Kris Anderson Gurall, Julie Anderson Chickering, Ernie Lary, Marcia Ellery, Kandace Plummer Powell, Cheryl Plummer Vigue, Beverly Ruksznis Woodruff, Jeff Merrill, Alan Smith, Ed Danforth, Patsy Cole Mallett, Tim Merrill, Gail Andrews Snodgrass, and Cherie White Stitham.

Guests included: Warren and Ellen Lanpher, Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader ’64 and her husband Dick, Mark Stitham, Tom and Dorna Varnum Zilinsky and various husbands and wives.

Ride On Ponies.A great time was had by all and in the interest of our advancing ages, Mike has decided to do it again August 6, 2022. He's already reserved the spot with Tim. Circle the date in ink on your calendars and add the FA banquet as it will also be the ribbon cutting ceremony on the new Field House complex.

1961 From the desk of Susan Stitham Astonished to realize that it had been sixty years since their graduation, the Class of 1961 celebrated with a luncheon on Friday of Alumni Weekend at Susan Stitham’s camp on Sebec Lake. As Susan points out, members of her class were the last students to hold their graduation ceremony at Central Hall, as seniors in the following years held graduation on the new FA campus at 975 West Main Street.

1970 From the desk of Laney Robinson Stanhope Special memories abounded at the gathering of the Class of 1970 held at the home of Lois Richards Pradka and hosted by Lois along with Laney Robinson Stanhope. Everyone enjoyed laughing, reminiscing and mingling while nibbling on hors d’oeuvres!

Also, those in attendance were able to see the beautiful plaque presented to Lois the night prior for her induction into the 2021 Foxcroft Academy Academic Hall of Fame. At the end of the evening, each attendee was given a special FA Alumni tile as a memento of their 50th class reunion. Those in attendance were: Gara McKusick Sanborn, Carolyn Mountford Lyell, Janice Weatherbee, Cindy Hitchcock Ronco, Rick Salley, John Small, Sara Hayes, Earlene Engstrom Hartford, Irene Engstrom Chase, Tom Sands, Debbie Wiley Hillman, Brent Colbry and guest Barbara Brown, spouse of deceased classmate Jim Brown. Many spouses, significant others and friends attended the fun evening.

The guest of honor at the event was Nadine “Ned” Cobb, who moved to Dover-Foxcroft for her senior year of high school and returned to town for the first time this summer since graduating from FA. In addition to those shown in the Class of 61 picture taken at the Alumni Banquet, Gerald Hersey, Allen Patterson, and Diane Webber Lapointe joined their friends and classmates at the luncheon on Friday. Everyone who attended hopes for an even bigger turnout for their sixty-first reunion next summer!

Back: Tom Coy, John Pingree, Tom Zilinsky, Lionel Bishop Front: Rachel Scribner Pingree, Diane Varnum Smith, Dorna Varnum Zilinsky, Nadine Cobb Froebel, Susan Stitham

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ALUMNI WEEKEND

Celebrating

CLASS REUNIONS

2000

1971 From the desk of Matt Smith The Class of 71 held a “FUN-tastic” 50th class reunion at the Chadbourne-Merrill Post #29 American Legion Hall with classmates coming from all over the United States. Bart and Robin Merrill hosted the BBQ/potluck lunch with John Ladd as grill master and Matthew Smith as emcee. Brian Bent and wife Julie provided yearbook picture nametags to help us identify our “new and improved” looks. Our picture board reminded us of those who have passed on or we’re not able to come this year. More than half of our class was able to attend and share memories, family updates and laughs - despite the COVID pandemic and classmates who were unable to attend due to health, family concerns and distance. Class President Fred Brawn welcomed us and encouraged us all to reach out and encourage other classmates to join in our next reunion!

2001 From the desk of Jenika Scott Pouilot On Friday night of this past Alumni Weekend, the Classes of 2000 and 2001 joined together at the Foxcroft Golf Club to celebrate their 20th high school reunions. It was a beautiful night, the food provided by Spruce Mill Farm was delicious, and the throwback playlist, was on point. The event was coordinated by class agents Jenika, Liza Kelley Sperry '01, Lindsey Hill Lessard ’00, and Andy Lizotte ’00. Cheers to 20 years!

1991 From the desk of Jen Carey Bickford The Class of 1991 met up during Alumni Weekend on August 7 for a last minute (as Covid kept us guessing) get-together to celebrate our 30th reunion. About fifteen classmates met upstairs at Pat's Pizza where we played corn hole, shared appetizers and visited. It was wonderful to see everyone and hope that post pandemic we can have a bigger reunion. Special thanks to Samai (Knight) Cartier for organizing this year's event.

1996

2011

From the desk of Hillary Steinke Caruso

From the desk of Paige Hobbs

The Class of 1996 held a low key gathering on Saturday of Alumni Weekend to celebrate their 25th reunion. They met at Joe and Hillary (Steinke) Caruso’s camp on Sebec Lake for an afternoon of reminiscing and catching up on family, children and life. All agreed that the 25 years have passed quickly, and we have hardly aged a bit in that time!

On August 21, 2021, the Class of 2011 met at Pat's Pizza for a memorable evening of snacks, drinks, and catching up with friends we hadn't seen in some time. So many fun memories were shared, and hearing about all that has been accomplished since our graduation in 2011 was such a treat! Each person in attendance received a commemorative t-shirt representing our alma mater to take home. We hope to see you all (and then some!) at the next reunion! Ride on, Ponies!

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE GENEROUS SPONSORS OF THE

2021 HOMECOMING GOLF SCRAMBLE

A Lively Foxcroft Homecoming Golf Scramble as Friends and Alumni Gather We were excited once again for our Foxcroft Homecoming Golf Scramble. This lively event held at Foxcroft Golf Course had about 93 golfers in attendance. Over $6,000 was raised for our Foxcroft Fund with the help of 29 generous sponsors. Major sponsors of the event were A. E. Robinson Oil Co., First National Bank, Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur, and Rowell’s Garage. A special thank you to Cory and Bobbie for making this event a huge success. The winning team this year was Josh Iannetta ’96, his wife Veronica (Ronnie) Johnson Iannetta ’97, and their children Dante and Carley, who landed closest to the pin on #7. It was a great day on the course!

PLATINUM SPONSORS Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur

GOLD SPONSORS A. E. Robinson Oil Co., Inc. First National Bank Rowell’s Garage

SILVER SPONSORS Borislow Insurance Kimberly Cavanagh, Esq. Case-DeFranco Agency Down East Orthopedic Associates Eastern Gazette Greenway Equipment Sales HOMETOWN Health Center George E. Howard Insurance Lakeshore House Lary Funeral Home Me. Fire Protection Systems Piscataquis Monumental Co.

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Puritan Medical Products Co. Sheridan Construction Steinke & Caruso Dental Care Timber Hitch Farmhouse Will’s Shop & Save

BRONZE SPONSORS Bear’s Den Inn & Restaurant Chloe’s Collection Florist Dennis Paper & Food Service Dover True Value Elliott Manor Essex St. Dental Maine Highlands FCU Mallett Real Estate tDow Photography

FRIENDS AMB Signs Foxcroft Printers

ALUMNI WEEKEND

1971 Northeastern Jazz Festival Champions Reunite During Alumni Weekend, members of the 1971 FA Jazz Band gathered to pay tribute to their performance at the Northeastern Jazz Festival which took place at the Berklee College of Music in Boston fifty years ago. An audio tape of their award winning live performance at the former Fenway theater was dusted off and played over a new sound system recently installed at newly refurbished Central Hall, now known as The Commons. Twelve members of the dance band attended the alumni event this summer, and many of those in attendance shared similar feelings about how music and the band played such an important part in their lives. The influence of Robert Thorne, former Director of Music at FA from 1960

to 1976, was especially strong, as four of the band members subsequently obtained degrees in music.

Attending the band event were: Class of 1974: Jeff Glover, Jeff Love, Greg Love; Class of 1973: Norma Tardy Bailey, Russ Hewett, David Hamlin; Class of 1972: Bruce Robinson and Sean Stitham; Class of 1971: Robin Vulner Merrill and Bart Merrill, Linda Gammon, and Debbi Hardy. Deceased members of the band were also remembered.

After an introduction of the band members by Sean Stitham '72, the alumni jazz band kicked things off with an entertaining performance while many attendees took the opportunity to trip the light fantastic on the Central Hall dance floor.

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KEEPING IN TOUCH 1950’s

for two years. She served on the Board of Visitors at the University of Maine at Farmington and was the district chair and a past state president of the Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for Key Women Educators and the Coalition for Maine Women. Congratulations on the welldeserved honor!

Steve ’56 and Charlotte Andrews Mayhew ’59 are thrilled they have a new great granddaughter, Lily Jean born 2/3/21.

Terry Gardner ’57 and his wife Hannelore celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on 2/21/21.

Kandyce Plummer Powell ’65 was a recipient of the University of Maine Maryann Hartman Award which recognizes Maine women whose achievement in the arts, politics, business, education, health care and community service provide inspiration. She has served as the executive director of the Maine Hospice Council and Center for End of Life Care in Augusta since 1992. Her focus on quality end-oflife care, particularly for the rural and underserved populations, has motivated a successful lobbying of the State Legislature, where she co-authored Maine’s hospice licensure law, (LD1821) and more recently, LD782, An Act to Improve the Quality of Life for Persons with Serious Illness. She developed a hospice program at the Maine State Prison, which she directed from 2000-2018. Following, she served as a visiting professor at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, to continue her collaboration focused on humanizing health care.

Kandyce was the 2012 recipient of our Dr. Mary Chandler-Lowell Award, given for outstanding career accomplishments.

1960’s Author Sue Kinney Humphries ’62 was celebrated at a book launch party at Central Hall Commons last fall. Her book, entitled Making a Monster – The first last word on 3D MONSTER design, is newly republished from her first edition, and features behind-the-scenes documentation of sci-fi and horror classics in theatrical make-up effects. Her book is sold on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. She says she has “finally” retired from her part-time position as a licensed clinical social worker at Northern Light Mayo Behavioral Health & Counseling.

Congratulations to Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader ’64 on her induction into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame during a virtual ceremony. Retired in 2012 as an Associate Professor, Betty-Jane taught for 44 years, 41 of them at Thomas College in Waterville.

Upon retirement, she served as state president of the American Association of University Women of Maine

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After receiving her degree in therapeutic recreation from the University of Maine, Swan(ette) Hussey Colpitts ’67 was employed at a long-term care facility. She developed a program focusing on music, art, and poetry. Upon arrival in Alamogordo, NM, she enjoyed 18 years in administration at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts. Currently, her art works are featured by the Copper Heron Gallery, located in the historic district of the city. Her works include watercolor Zorn Gray Skies, ink and wash Pondering and La Antigua, from a recent trip to Guatemala. One of her first pieces she did at the age of 11 was an acrylic of her grandparents’ farm.

1970’s Retired from banking after 25 years in the states of Maine, Florida, and Missouri, Cheryl Taylor McNeil ’71 married again in 2005 and between them, they have 4 children, 9 grandchildren, and 8 great- grandchildren.

She is very proud of all her children’s accomplishments and says that “family makes her world.”

Dan Joyce ’77 and his wife Gail Glover ’77 joined the grandparents club with the birth of Max Bronson on 11/23/20 to their daughter Julia and her husband Nolan.

1980’s Tim Hagelin ’81 recently accepted the position of Operations Manager at Stonewall Kitchen in York, ME. Stonewall Kitchen was founded by two young entrepreneurs in 1991 at a farmer's market in Portsmouth, NH, where they actually filled the jars with blueberry jam made from Jim’s 90-year-old grandmother’s recipe. In 1995, the honors started pouring in, including their induction into the Specialty Food Hall of Fame. They’ve grown from producing a few dozen jars for the farmers’ market to about 75,000 jars daily!

Kenny Green ’69 had always loved music, and he turned that love of music into a unique business. White Owl Products was founded 21 years ago after Ken met and married flutist Laura Lee Perkins. Their shared interest in Native American music quickly expanded after Ken made a flute for Laura. He's crafted 4,000 plus 6-holed Native American style flutes in a variety of keys; many made from Maine trees (cedar, tiger maple, black cherry). Ken was known throughout North America for his exceptional flute-making skills: beautiful tone, resonance, and immaculate pitch with hand-carved animal totems. He also sang in a church choir during winters in Arizona where he and Laura taught many classes, but still remained residents of Maine, living in Stockton Springs. Ken and Laura have traveled 100,000+ miles visiting Native American reservations and building an extensive collection of authentic Native songs and images of traditional instruments. They have recorded five professional CDs with Laura playing flutes and Ken performing drum/rattle accompaniments. As The White Owl Duo, they’ve received numerous grants for their work and were awarded five artist-inresidencies at U.S. National Parks. In 2020, they were spotlighted on a PBS television program featuring artistic coastal talent, entitled Celebrating Support.

The Alumni Office was recently contacted by Inez Strom Stock ’88 to let us know that she became a grandmother on 1/24/16 with the birth of her first grandson Caiden Lee Janes, born to her daughter Christine and her husband Shawn.

Last fall, former FA Trustee and alumnus John Simko ’88, was appointed by Maine’s Governor Mills to the five-member Board of Commissioners for the Maine Municipal Bond Bank, which was established by act of the Maine Legislature in 1971. The Bond Bank serves as a clearing house for public sector financing options with the State of Maine, often providing long-term financing for infrastructure projects sought by public schools municipalities, and utility districts. John’s experience as the Town Manager of Greenville, ME, as well as his current position as VP for Government Finance at Androscoggin Bank will serve to help him in this role.

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1990’s

Jason and Brooke Hartford Sands ’00 were recently nominated at the 47th Flying Training Wing awards ceremony: Jason for Civilian of the Quarter, and Brooke, for Key Spouse of the Quarter. Brooke said of her winning, “At least one of us walked away with a WIN! NEVER would I think I would be recognized for any spouse awards in the military and this is the second time I have won! Just being me.”

You Have A Village is a virtual community featuring anonymous peer support groups, expert moderators, and classes with parent coaches. Erina White ’93 and Christina Gentile created this community which is coached and facilitated by health experts. Their mission is to revolutionize the mental health space by creating a digital one-stop-shop for families seeking resources and support for children with mental health needs. Erina stated, “I am excited to address families’ mental health needs with emerging technology that connects parents from around the world and provides anonymity, connection, and mental health expertise.

This past spring, Beth Lewis Bisson ’00 was named the Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District’s Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year. Beth is a Pre-K teacher at Sedomocha, and throughout the pandemic reworked her curriculum to include as much learning outdoors as possible. Some examples were exploring the Dot Warren Nature Trail, learning about soil and soil health, as well as identifying tracks of different animals. They even did some snowshoeing last winter.

Here’s a picture of the two granddaughters of Melissa Curtis Johnson ’95, Alana, 4 and Nora Jean born 10/7/20.

Melissa says her move to Wisconsin has been wonderful and she is now running a Lifetouch Photo Studio.

Harper Augusta was the name chosen by Ryan Edgerly ’04 and his wife Deanna for their baby girl, born 6/23/21 and weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz.

Dani Dow ’06 was wed on 6/20/21 to Adrian Buschmann ’00. Dani is a licensed esthetician and deputy code enforcement officer for the town of Dover-Foxcroft. Adrian is employed at PQ Controls.

In December, Stacy Stitham ’98, an attorney at Brann & Isaacson in Lewiston, ME, was elected to a one-year term as the vice-president of the Maine State Bar Association. She most recently served as an association governor for the Androscoggin district, and will continue her family’s legacy of leadership at the association by becoming the fourth generation elected to a board officer position.

The new owners of Davis Brothers Furniture in Guilford, ME, are Kara and Dave Speed ’98. We welcome them back to the area with their two daughters Hayden and Harper.

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Jack Brandon was the name given to the son of Scott and Samantha Hall McKusick of the Class of 2006. Jack was born on 3/22/21 and joins big sister Emmeline Jane, born 5/15/18. Proud great grandparents are Nora Bradbury Merrill ’66 and Jeff Merrill ’65. Grandparents are Gordon and Missy Merrill Hall ’84 and Paul ’72 and Jody Spruce McKusick ’76.

A 2011 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 2018 graduate of the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Julie Earnest ’07 is employed as a guidance specialist at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, CA. Julie resides in Carlsbad, CA. Danika Brown Edwards ’08 and her husband Kevin welcomed their son, Krew Robert on 2/20/21, named for his grandfather Robert Brown ’84. Krew weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 oz., and was 21” long. The family has recently moved back to the area from Saco.

Brooks Lincoln Harney joined big brother Graham and his parents Ryan and Kelsey Hill Harney ’06, on 1/29/21. Proud grandparents are Norm and Terri Hill of Dover-Foxcroft, and Auntie Lindsay Hill Lessard ’00.

Justin Hayes ’09 and his wife Samantha welcomed their second child, Madeline Mary, born 5/16/21. Their son Michael is very excited to be a big brother.

A best friend of Kelsey’s, Shannon Marden Vachon ’06, and her husband Scot became parents to a baby girl Eleanor Dana, born in August of 2020.

Proud auntie and uncle are Ashley Marden ’05 and Cooper Marden ’14.

2010’s Chase Hutchinson ’10, son of Brett ’84 and Kelly Richardson Hutchinson ’81 and Scott and Lisa Stevens Pangburn ’84, was married to Olivia Williams on 9/11/21 at Sunset Meadows in Corinna.

Chase is a 2014 graduate of Maine Maritime Academy with a degree in power engineering and is employed as the Project & Operations Manager with Wunderlich-Malec Engineering in Winslow. Olivia is a graduate of Piscataquis Community High School and is a medical assistant at Northern Light Mayo.

The couple resides in Dover Foxcroft with their children Colbie Schmiedlehner and Lane Hutchinson.

After graduating from USM in 2015, earning a Bachelor of Science degree, Jessica Arbisi ’06 went on to the MGH Institute of Health Professionals, and in 2019 received her Masters of Science in PA Studies.

She is now employed as a cardiology physician’s assistant in Bangor.

On 10/10/20, David White ’07 was wed to Rochelle Black.

David is a direct care counselor for NFI North and the couple resides in Dover-Foxcroft with their four children. David is the son of Jere ’72 and Candy Anderson White ’71.

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Bear Mountain Inn in Waterford, ME, was the setting of the wedding of Mariah Arno ’10 and Eliot Gagne on 4/18/21. Mariah is the daughter of Peter ’83 and Tracey Merrill Arno ’84.

In 2016, Hilary Kendall Buotte ’12 graduated from Husson University with her BS in nursing. Immediately following, she accepted a position in the oncology unit at EMMC in Bangor. Her next move was to southern Maine to work in endoscopy, while pursuing her Masters of Science in Nursing at Simmons University. She graduated in the spring of 2020 with a GPA of 3.96 and passed her boards in August. She is now a family nurse practitioner and was wed to Matthew Buotte at the Portland Headlight last October. They make their home on Sebago Lake in Naples, ME, with their dog Charlie and cat, Ara.

Brandon Erickson ’10 and his wife Courtney Grant Erickson, along with their son Jace Michael, welcomed a baby boy into their family on 7/9/20.

Bennett Keith Erickson weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and measured 21” long. Proud grandparents are Kevin ’81 and Ann Kendall Erickson ’82, and Eric ’83 and Marcie Nickerson Grant ’87. The family makes their home in Dover-Foxcroft.

After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in film and media art at Temple University, Jiayi “Eddie” Sun ’12 went on to attain his Master’s Degree in cinematography from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. He is presently a television editor at Phoenix Satellite Television in Baldwin Park, CA.

On 6/26/21, Mary (Beth) Dever ’11 was wed to Stephen Bartlett on the shores of Wyman Lake at the Maine Lakeside Cabins in Caratunk, ME. Mary is the daughter of Janine Church Dever ’79 and her husband Ben, also the granddaughter of Beverly Hall Church ’57.

Tia Tondreau ’13 has relocated to Boston, MA, and is a recruiting manager at KNF&T Staffing Resources.

She is a 2018 graduate of Florida State University with a BS in hospitality and business management.

This past December, Rachel Cody ’12 was awarded the global credential of Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute. Rachel is a program lead for aerospace programs at Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Co. in Simsbury, CT.

Class of 2013 graduates, Alex and Monica Miles Stevens, became parents to baby girl Ruth Katie born on 8/20/21, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. Big brother Lex was very excited to meet his baby sister.

Last May, Brittany Sletterink ’13 became a Doctor of Pharmacy after graduating from South College School of Pharmacy in Knoxville, TN.

Do you have a story to share? Please keep in touch with the herd by sending your latest news to chall@foxcroftacademy.org.

Willow Mae was the name given by Forrest Law ’13 and his wife Lindsey to their baby girl born 7/19/21 weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz.

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Dan Decker ’13, son of Melody Johnson Porter ’91 and Chris Decker ’89, and his fiancé Asia are planning to wed in June of 2022.

veterinary pharmacist. During the past year she did a 6-week rotation at Colorado State Veterinary Hospital, as well as several rotations in Maine, including a 6-week rotation at the transplant center at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Congratulations Jules on a job well done!

Congratulations to Amber Anderson ’14 who received her Master’s Degree in nursing from the University of St. Mary’s last spring.

The Piscataquis Regional YMCA named Brooks Law ’15 as their new program director this past spring.

He will be providing leadership to the aquatics team, fitness, youth, and family sports programs.

Majoring in criminal justice and minoring in psychology, Abigail Warner ’15 received her BS from the University of North Florida in May. Sebastian Zepeda ’15, branch manager of Bangor Savings Bank in Dover-Foxcroft, was wed to Camille Bozzelli ’17, in August.

Camille recently accepted a position as a teacher in the Special Services Department of FA.

On 11/1/20, Mckenzee Stone ’16 was wed to Ryan Wang ’14 at Grace on the Lake in Harmony, ME. After graduation from UMO, the couple moved to Taiwan, where Ryan is the CEO of Klyiah Biotech, a custom contact lens manufacturing company.

A 2019 graduate of McGill University, Berke Taner ’15 majored in finance and economics. He decided to make his home in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and recently started his career in financial services with First Derivative based out of Toronto.

Pictured here is Crystal Macomber ’17 and her Dad Jim Macomber ’83, on Crystal’s graduation day from the University of Maine @ Farmington this past May. Sedomocha Elementary has already scooped her up as their newest kindergarten teacher.

Julian Zepeda ’15 graduated from USM in 2020 with a BA in economics. He presently is a junior trade operations analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman in Boston, MA. A 2019 graduate of Case Western Reserve University, Anna Sedlackova ’15 received her BS in computer science, and in 2020 received her Masters as well from Case, graduating with a 4.0 GPA. She now makes her home in Santa Clara, CA, where she is employed

by Apple as an AI/ML Rotational Engineer (Siri Rotational Program).

Kilee Hutchinson ’17 and David Salley ’17 tied the knot on 8/7/21. Owen Booker ’17 served as the officiant of the ceremony. Kilee is the daughter of Brett ’84 and Kelly Richardson Hutchinson ’81.

David is the son of Mike and Shannon Salley of Harmony. Kilee is employed with Bangor Savings Bank, and David is a 2021 graduate of Maine Maritime Academy with a degree in marine engineering. He is employed with Oceanspray Fisheries in Seattle, WA. The couple are dorm parents at Foxcroft Academy.

Julia Annis ’15 graduated in May with her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island, a six-year course. She will then be completing a post-graduate one-year residency at North Carolina State Veterinary Hospital to specialize in veterinary pharmacy. Her official job title will be clinical

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FOXCROFT ACADEMY’S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOXCROFT ACADEMY HAS TAKEN STEPS TO FUND OUR NEW FIELD HOUSE PROJECT THROUGH OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE LIBRA FOUNDATION, AND THE SCHOOL’S OPERATING RESERVES. WITH MORE THAN 98% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST NOW PLEDGED BY ALMOST 300 INDIVIDUAL DONORS, CONSTRUCTION IS WELL UNDERWAY. WE EXPECT WORK TO BE COMPLETED BY SPRING/SUMMER 2022.

If you already made a contribution to our Building on Tradition capital campaign, thank you for your generosity and support! If you haven’t made a contribution yet, it’s not too late, your participation is now more important than ever!

By making a donation or pledge to our Building on Tradition capital campaign, you help strengthen our community by providing a safe and comfortable place for students and residents to walk and exercise.

The field house will also serve as a central gathering

place for family and friends, especially during the cold winter months.

We invite you to join our efforts in securing funds for the new indoor track and multi-purpose field house by making a contribution at www. foxcroftacademy.org/building-on-traditionpledge-page. Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference. Your contribution will make a real, lasting impact, not only at Foxcroft Academy, but also in Dover-Foxcroft and the surrounding communities.

If you would like to make a contribution to the indoor track and multi-purpose field house, please visit: https://www.foxcroftacademy.org/building-on-tradition-pledge-page

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

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FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

Note from Peter Ingraham ’80 campaign to help secure the funds needed to build our new multi-purpose field house and indoor track.

Through the generosity and support of our alumni, faculty and staff, trustees, and local businesses, we exceeded our capital campaign fundraising goal this past fiscal year with contributions and pledges totaling more than $2.5 million, and now that construction is underway, we’re expecting more contributions as the field house project nears completion next summer.

In the donor reports that follow, we recognize the people who made it possible to raise more than $775,000 during the past year in support of our students. While every donor is different and so is their connection to FA, we encourage participation in our annual giving program because every gift, regardless of size, is vital to FA and helps prepare students for success in the years ahead. On behalf of the entire FA community, thank you for your generosity and support!

OXCROFT ACADEMY’S RESPONSE to the challenges facing all schools last spring reflects the best of our community. For most independent schools like FA, tuition alone does not cover the cost to educate our students. That’s why your support is so vitally important. Your gifts help fill the gap between our annual revenues and the actual cost to educate students at Foxcroft Academy.

More than 325 individuals donated to our annual giving program, the Foxcroft Fund, during the past fiscal year ending June 30. In total, FA alumni and friends contributed more than $130,000, enabling the school to respond to immediate needs within our community such as providing assistance with food insecurity and ensuring that every student had the technology required for remote learning.

At the same time, over 300 individual donors have contributed to our Building on Tradition capital

DAY OF GIVING | 5.13.21 Number of Donors Total Donations

32

Youngest Class Gift

78

$17,980

1965

Classes Represented

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2015

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

James S. Holmes Society $10000+

Friend of FA $10+

THANKSGIVING TUESDAY

Ponies’ Club $25+

12.1.20

Honoring Our Dedicated Faculty

Benefactors’ Society $50+

Giving Tuesday

Builders’ Society $100+

Total Raised: $18,071.20 Our teachers are what make Foxcroft Academy great! We have seen many come and go, but there are those teachers whose mentoring and friendship went above and beyond. Here are the names of teachers or coaches that members of the Herd wanted to honor with their gift on #GivingTuesday2021.

Jen Bickford Virginia Bradford Jim Brown Wayne Champeon Dave Clement Rusty Clukey John A. Glover

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GIVING LEVELS Architects Society $250+

Dawn MacPherson-Allen Stephanie Parlee Arnold Poland Mirna Reyes-Henderson John Sylvester Rusty Willette Gary Worthing

Headmaster’s Society $500+

1823 Society $5000+

President’s Society $2500+

Founders’ Society $1000+

IT IS A TRUE GIFT FOR CHILDREN IN RURAL MAINE TO HAVE ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THEART EDUCATION THAT IS ON PAR WITH THE NATION’S BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS. MELISSA MACALISTER ’05

Champions of the 202021 Foxcroft Academy Pony Race Class of 1965!

The Pony Race/Class Challenge recognizes FA graduating classes each year with the highest giving levels. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the Pony Race trophy was presented to Cherie Stitham White and Kristen Anderson Gurall acting as representatives of the Class of 1965! Fifteen members of the class contributed $4,825 to the Foxcroft Fund, winning the coveted trophy by a margin of only $25 over the Class of 1966. In fairness to the Class of 1966, they were the first class to reach their annual fundraising goal of $1,966 on 10/29/20! A big thank you to the Classes of ‘65 and ‘66 for their generosity and support!

Kris Anderson Gurall and Cherie Stitham White accepting the Pony Race trophy on behalf of the Class of 1965.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

Donors By The Decades 1930’S

Martha Green Rollins ’37

1940’S Ed Craine ’43 Helen Hussey Deag ’46 Marilyn Pinkerton Cantara ’47 Jean Tourtillotte Weston ’47 Lorraine Libby Govan ’48 Wilda Johnson Clough ’49 Marie Gerrish Woodbrey ’49

Rod Collette ’52 Betty Cail Friend ’52 Tom Gerrish ’52 Bob MacNevin ’52 John Klimavicz ’53 Bill ’53 & Ginny Appleby Robinson ’56 Donne Brown Carleton ’54 Louise Thomas Dow ’54 Donnice Roberts Lord ’54 Joline Dow Brown ’55 Shirley Dyer Clark ’55 Mary Weston Hartnett ’55 Judy Ward Marshall ’55 David Roberts ’56 Robert L. Thomas ’56 Dot Anderson Blanchard ’57 Sylvia Richards Dean ’57 Georganne Howard Dow ’57 Doug ’56 & Marlene Thurston Lyford ’57 Kenneth Tyler ’57 Dick Washburn ’57 Carlson Williams ’57 Lorna Wilson Carroll ’58 Kenneth C. Clark ’58 Duane Crabtree ’58 Joan Brewster Garniss ’58 Beth Oulton Lee ’58 Patsy Ryder Barnes ’59

1950’S

David L. Clukey ’50 Joyce Johnston Dean ’50 Ted Marshall ’50 Richard Preble ’51 Pat Lary Slauenwhite ’51 Evangelyn Gordon Tenney ’51 John Wiles ’51

Terry Chase ’59 Steve ’56 & Charlotte Andrews Mayhew ’59 Blaine ’59 & Mary Lanpher Rideout ’65 Donna Coffin Gesner ’60 Charlie Merrill ’60 Nancy Stone Page ’60 Bill Peterson ’60

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1960’S

Elsa Anderson Sanborn ’60 Bob Smeaton ’60 Shirley Pratt Swicker ’60 Peg Shepardson Wakeland ’60 Mike Weymouth ’60 Joe Zilinsky ’60 Lionel Bishop ’61 Jerry Clukey ’61 Tom ’61 & Doris Gammon Coy ’64 Peter Culley ’61 Judy Ellery ’61 Craig Nelson ’61 Allen Patterson ’61 Susan Stitham ’61 Bill Trefethen ’61 Tom & Dorna Varnum Zilinsky ’61 Leone Wellington Adler ’62 Eric Anderson ’62 Sue Haber Babash ’62 Jim Levensalor ’62 Dennis Lyford ’62 Jim Moir ’62 Bob ’58 & Barbara Beede Moore ’62 Gary Preble ’62 Suzanne Stacy ’62 Kitty King Wells ’62 Bonnie Gerry Guyotte ’63 Maryann Libby Hartley ’63 Julie Warren Hey ’63 Sandy Butler Keller ’63 Carolyn Sargent Leland ’63 Ron Ruksznis ’63 David Shaw ’63 Faye Soderstrom Donovan ’64

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Neil ’64 & Patsy Cole Mallett ’65 Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader ’64 Irene Tumosa Thomas ’64 Robert D. Thomas ’64 Fred Campbell ’65 Mike Dugay ’65 Marcia Ellery ’65 Debbie Hill Gray ’65 Kristen Anderson Gurall ’65 Ken & Linda Knowlton Hews ’65 Juddy Judkins ’65 Peg Bradford Patzner ’65 Kandyce Plummer Powell ’65 Cheryl Plummer Vigue ’65 Cherie Stitham White ’65 Bob Annis ’66 Elizabeth Bradford Gould ’66 Donna Libby Hathaway ’66 Aubrey Merrill ’66 Don Phillips ’66 Wendy Murch Pullen ’66 Dave & Marie Heath Weatherbee ’66 Jeff Weatherbee ’66 David Bryant ’67 Linda Huntington Cohen ’67 Mary Webber Frederick ’67 Celeste Betts Hyer ’67 Rebecca Maynard ’67 Lynette Warren Rayfield ’67 Libby Glover Wiers ’67 Broderick Davis ’68 Helen Gammon Brown ’68 Harold Smith ’68 David Anderson ’69 Maryellen Bouley Eastman ’69 Steve Gallant ’69 Geoff Gordon ’69 Gary Raymond ’69 Steve Sawyer ’69 Nina Tumosa ’69 Anonymous ’79 Darrell ’70 and Carole Philpot Buzzell ’72 Jan Glover ’70

1970’S

Anabel Venott Gray ’70 Sara Hayes ’70 Debbie Wiley Hillman ’70 Leslie Hall Lizotte ’70 Don Rush ’70 Tom Sands ’70 Kevin ’70 & Jane Hayes Stitham ’73 Linda Gammon ’71 Mark Grant ’71 Jay Nutter Sr. ’71 Susan Herring Perkins ’71 Susan Bell Russotti ’71 Matthew Smith ’71 Julie Ambrose Washington ’71 Carmel Belanger ’72 Elwood ’72 & Donna Dority Edgerly ’76 Debbie Gordon Grimmig ’72 Nancy Rollins Jordan ’72 Grace Dean Langley ’72 Shawn Nelson ’72 Bruce ’70 & Suzanne Cox Raymond ’72 Kiki Gallant Scovel ’72 Sean Stitham ’72 Ernie Wright ’72 Steve ’73 & Kim Lord Hatt ’75 Linda Gilman Johnston ’73 Karen Gammon Pomeroy ’73 Terry & Judy Richardson Snow ’73 Jeff Glover ’74 Joyce Nason Mazerolle ’74 Tom Hall ’75 Wendy Love ’75 Kevin Nelson ’75 Sandy Shapleigh Perkins ’75 Steve Robinson ’75

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Betty Edgerly Smickle ’75 John Champeon ’76 Ernie Thomas ’76 Pam Weatherbee ’76 Bill Glover ’77 Clair Hall ’77 Scott Hughes & Karen Johnson ’77 Dan Joyce & Gail Glover ’77 Jenny Brawn Chase ’79 Peter ’79 & Roxanne Davis Chase ’78 Debbie Cookson Dunham ’79 Karen Dunn Fraser ’79 Laurie Gagnon Lachance ’79 Elizabeth Sherman Perkins ’79 John Tumosa ’79

1980'S Peter Ingraham ’80 Jesse Byam Klein ’80 Tom ’80 & Erin O’Neill Nason ’85 Dave Poulin ’80 Peter ’81 & Shirley Nason Wright ’80 Ron Wrye ’80 Sue Shaskan Arenstam ’81 Brett ’84 & Kelly Richardson Hutchinson ’81 Scott Mulherin ’81 Debbie Seavey Warren ’81 Bill Babash ’82 Donna Allen Grout ’82 Troy Hartley ’82 George Murray ’82 Laurie Johnson Muzzy ’82 Bruce ’72 & Joanna Henderson Robinson ’82 Shirleen Stone Vainio ’82

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1980’S

Lynne Coy-Ogan ’83 Kim Brown Smith ’84 Lisa Stevens Pangburn ’84 Paul ’86 & Tami Wakeland Flanders ’85 Julie Everett McGee ’85 Becky Oldis Strange ’85 Judy Champeon Cook ’86 Tammy Dishaw Linkfield ’86 Dean Smith ’86 Laura Taylor Apitz ’87 Julie Hartley ’87 Andy Parsons ’87 Tim Smith ’87 Rob Higgins ’88 John Simko ’88 Gwen Clement Ferrigno ’89 Dan Sharrow ’89 Katy Deitz Yeatts ’89

Becky Grant Prescott ’93 Tom Allen ’94 Leigh-Ayer Rayfield Billing ’94 Jamie ’93 & Heidi Ryder Bray ’94 Mike & April Allen Ditzel ’94 Jason Frederick ’94 Jen Michaud-Finch ’94 Bevin Kelly St. Charles ’94 Toby & Miranda Johnson Nelson ’95 Kristen Stelmok ’95 Radford Tam ’95 Kirsten White ’95 Joe & Hillary Steinke Caruso ’96 Shawn Keenan ’96 Kylie Kimball Tremble ’96 Kelly Dow Anderson ’97 Chris ’90 & Dianne Sharrow Arno ’97 Tom Campbell ’97 Sarah Keenan Eluk ’97 Rob Freese ’97 Heather Steinke Evans ’98 Stacy Stitham ’98

2010'S

1990'S Tony Costigan ’90 Jessica Johnston Kashka ’90 Lorenzo Vicente ’90 Angela Stutzman Ayala ’91 Carl ’88 & Jen Carey Bickford ’91 John ’91 & Glenda Reed Sylvester ’93 Tim Blakely ’92 Stephanie Tilton Dankert ’92 Kelly Keenan ’92 Megan Brackett Kemp ’92 Anne Tabor ’92 Sam Applegate ’93 Kevin Keenan ’93 Kandi Grant Martin ’93

Liza Kelley Sperry ’01 Dianna Swett ’01 Ashley McKusick Buttice ’02 Elyse Pomeroy ’02 Matt Wentworth ’02 Tyler Adkins ’03 Ethan & Heather Hall Annis ’03 Rachel Almy Fitzpatrick ’03 Seth Gabarro ’03 Emily Austin Jordan ’03 Trey Merrill ’03 Dana Bisbee Ringle ’03 Dan & Tara Stone White ’03 Mike Freese ’04 Harita Reddy ’04 Tamlyn Frederick ’05 Andrew Pomeroy ’05 Ben Hamblen ’06 Amy Qiu ’06 Brian Twitchell ’06 Danika Brown Edwards ’08 Amelia McDermott ’08 Molly Cyr ’09 Taylor Dow ’09 Ian ’10 & Jami Hall Champeon ’09

1990’S Jake Brooks ’99 Kelly Chase Dennis ’99 Amy Fagan-Cannon ’99 Tana Manchester Olin ’99

2000'S Lindsey Hill Lessard ’00 Davan Clawson Walker ’00 Mike Doore ’01 Jake Iannetta ’01

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Lucy McDermott ’12 Anonymous ’13 Forrest Law ’13 Alex & Monica Miles Stevens ’13 Amber Anderson ’14 Abby Simmons ’15 Chris Stewart ’15 Avery Carroll ’16 Cailin Seavey ’19 Matt Spooner ’19

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

Lynne Coy-Ogan

Aubrey Merrill Charlie and Jane Merrill Toby and Miranda Nelson Karen Pomeroy Elizabeth Cahill Ruksznis Dan and Lori Sharrow Arnold and Stacy Shorey John Simko Bevin St. Charles Richard and Caroline Swett Peg Wakeland Kirsten White Will's Shop & Save

FOUNDERS' SOCIETY

HEADMASTER'S SOCIETY

Chris and Susan Almy Ethan and Heather Annis Ann Bitting Terry Chase Mark Dell'Olio

Tyler Adkins Bob Annis Bank of America Matching Gifts Tim Blakely Lorna Carroll Citizens Charitable Foundation Bruce and Linda Cohen Tom and Doris Coy Broderick Davis Joyce Dean Heather Evans Jason Frederick Mary Frederick Jan Glover Mark Grant Ben Hamblen Steve and Kim Hatt Ken and Linda Hews Peter Ingraham Ernest "Juddy" Judkins John Klimavicz Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Ted Marshall Steve and Charlotte Mayhew David and Ellen McDermott Stephanie Parlee Donald Phillips Ray Poulin Jonathan Pratt Ron Ruksznis

Donors By Category JAMES S. HOLMES SOCIETY The Van Otterloo Family Foundation

1823 SOCIETY Alfred and Elizabeth Buck Oak Grove School Foundation

PRESIDENT'S SOCIETY

FA IS SPECIAL FOR MANY REASONS, BUT HIGHEST ON MY LIST ARE THE COACHES AND EDUCATORS I WAS SO LUCKY TO HAVE!!!

GEORGE MURRAY ’82

Elwood and Donna Edgerly ** Steve Gallant Linda Gammon Bruce and Kris Gurall Donna Hathaway Paul and Kathy Jolin Kerry and Larry Jones Laurie Lachance Jo Ann Lingner Tom and Leslie Lizotte Maine Community Foundation Rebecca Maynard Yoriko McClure

Ben Sandler Cathy “Kiki” Scovel David Shaw Robert L. Thomas Cheryl Vigue David and Marie Weatherbee Dan and Tara White John Wiles Ronald Wrye Joe and Callie Zilinsky Tom and Dorna Zilinsky

ARCHITECTS' SOCIETY The Adkins Family of Monson Tom Allen Nancy Battick ** Walt and Carolyn Beaulieu Lionel Bishop Fred Campbell Jeff and Mel Chadbourne Jenny Chase David L. Clukey Peter Culley Helen Deag Debbie Dunham James Forbush Dana and Alicia Freese Betty Friend Bill Glover Joy Gregory Clair and Cathy Hall Julie Hey Norm Higgins Phyllis Ireland George and Donna Kousaie Grace Langley Bob MacNevin Hamish McLeish Betty-Jane Meader Jim Moir Sandy Perkins Challa and Usha Reddy Martha Rollins Elsa Sanborn Matthew Smith THIS LIST INCLUDES GIFTS TO THE FOXCROFT FUND RECEIVED FROM 7/1/20 - 6/30/21 ** INDICATES GIFT-IN-KIND

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

Kevin and Jane Stitham Stacy Stitham Radford Tam Evangelyn Tenney Kitty Wells Cherie White Libby Wiers

BUILDERS' SOCIETY Scott and Lori Adkins Leone Adler Amazon Smile Eric Anderson Anonymous Laura Apitz Sam Applegate Chris and Dianne Arno Jim and Barbara Austin Sue and Bill Babash Bill Babash Bob and Gail Bach Bob and Merideth Beek Carmel Belanger Leah Bitat Dot Blanchard Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Joline Brown Anna Bruno Ashley Buttice Darrell and Carole Buzzell Tom Campbell Joe and Hillary Caruso Ian and Jami Champeon John Champeon Ken Clark Duane Crabtree Ed Craine Bart and Janet Currie Georganne Dow Louise Dow Mike Dugay Jenny Dunton Maryellen Eastman Judy Ellery Sarah Eluk

Amy Fagan-Cannon Sheila Fitzmaurice David Frasz and Lesley Fernow Seth Gabarro Howard and Joan Garniss Tom Gerrish Goodwin Gilman Jeff Glover Elizabeth Gould Lorraine Govan Ken Green Donna Grout Troy Hartley Norman and Terri Hill Dan Joyce and Gail Glover Sandra Keller Suzanne Kostuk Gary and Elaine Larson Carolyn Leland Lindsey Lessard Onie and Marie Lougee Wendy Love Doug and Marlene Lyford Neil and Patsy Mallett

FA WAS THE FOUNDATION OF MY VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL FUTURE. MARIE ROY DUPLESSIS ’77

Judy Marshall Joyce Mazerolle Lucy McDermott Rich McLeish Bob and Barbara Moore Scott Mulherin Kevin Nelson Nelson Family Tree Farm Cindy Obrey Nancy Page Scott and Lisa Pangburn Robert Parlee Jr.

Andy Parsons Peg Patzner Dave and Elizabeth Perkins Gene Philpot Jay and Kathy Pinkerton Ken Pinkerton Rick Pinkerton Andrew Pomeroy Elyse Pomeroy Kandyce Powell Gary Preble Bruce and Suzanne Raymond Blaine and Mary Rideout Don Rush Tom Sands Aric Shorey Jake and Glenda Smith Harold Smith Terry and Judy Snow Suzanne Stacy Kristin Stelmok Sean Stitham Susan Stitham Diana Swett Bill Trefethen Nina Tumosa Brian Twitchell Dorothy Waters Pam Weatherbee John and Melinda Wentworth Jean Weston Victor and Marie Woodbrey Ernie Wright Peter and Shirley Wright

BENEFACTORS' SOCIETY David M. Anderson Anonymous Brenda G. Avery Bill and Elaine Bisbee Helen Brown David Bryant Sandy and Jean Campbell Stephanie Chevalier Chloe's Collections Florist

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

I LOVE FOXCROFT BECAUSE THEY VALUE THE ARTS! AARON PROVOST ’15

Jim Chute Shirley Clark Class of 1957 Mary Cutler Faye Donovan Karen Dusenbury Bill and Gerri Forbes Karen Fraser Mike Freese Rob Freese Geoff Gordon Anabel Gray Debbie Grimmig Mary Hartnett Debbie Hillman Brett and Kelly Hutchinson Celeste Hyer Jake Iannetta Keith Lacourciere Jim Levensalor Alex McDade Amelia McDermott Trey and Jillian Merrill Jennifer Michaud-Finch George Murray Tom and Erin Nason Meaghan Nichols Tana Olin Allen Patterson Bill Peterson Kathy Pierce Gary Raymond Todd and Laura Reed John Riitano Tom Ringle and Dana Bisbee-Ringle David L. Roberts Bill and Ginny Robinson

Steve Sawyer Betty Smickle Dean Smith Anita Stone Shirley Swicker Ernie Thomas Morgan and Alexis Topolski John Tumosa Ken Tyler Rhonda Tyler Shirleen Vainio Lorenzo Vicente Dick Washburn Jeff Weatherbee Matthew Wentworth Mike Weymouth Katy Yeatts

Sue Russotti Cailin Seavey Pat Slauenwhite Bob Smeaton Henry and Tammy Smith Christopher Stewart Irene Thomas Debbie Warren Julie Washington

FRIENDS OF FA Jim and Mary Annis Class of 1959 Jamie and Pierre Gaudion Beth Lee Jeanne Levasseur Shaw's Supermarket

PONIES' CLUB Priscilla Barnes Jane Blay Marilyn Cantara Wilda Clough Jerry Clukey Chad and Kim Curtis Ryan and Stephanie Dankert Marcia Ellery Cindy Freeman-Cyr Donna Gesner Deborah Gray Bonnie Guyotte Tom Hall Bernie and Hazel Hammond Maryann Hartley Scott Hughes and Karen Johnson Nancy Jordan Donnice Lord Bob and Nancy McCloskey Galen and Jane McKenney Richard Preble Becky Prescott Bob and Christina Proulx Amy Qiu Kathy Richards Bruce and Joanna Robinson

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Cornerstone Society The Foxcroft Academy Cornerstone Society honors donors who are literally the very cornerstone of what makes Foxcroft Academy such a great institution. It includes members of our Founders' Society (donors who give at the $1,000 level), our Legacy Circle, those who have chosen to include FA in their estate plan. The Cornerstone Society also recognizes donors who have made a gift in support of the Foxcroft Fund for ten consecutive years.

We are truly grateful for such a dedicated group of donors who believe so strongly in Foxcroft Academy and our mission. Cornerstone Society members are indicated with a maroon box after their name. Members being recognized for the first time this year are as follows:

Norman Higgins, Trustee Lindsey Hill Lessard ’00 Raymond Poulin, Trustee Bruce ’70 and Suzanne Cox Raymond ’72

Dan ’89 and Lori Sharrow John Tumosa ’79 Cheryl Plummer Vigue ’65 Kirsten White ’95

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

Memorial Gifts CLASS OF 1959 Priscilla Brown Adams

CLAIR AND CATHY HALL Steve Howard ‘59, Francis Crommett ‘41, Dick Dunham

CLASS OF 1957 Gerald “Jerry” Smith and Colleen Rossignol Tischler

MARY HARTNETT history teacher John Witcomb

LEONE ADLER Ernest “Lap” Lary

STEVE AND KIM HATT his mother Mary Lou Wotton Hatt ‘47

DAVID “HAWK” ANDERSON Priscilla Hathorn White ‘38

JULIE HEY her parents George & Melba Merrill Warren ‘30, ‘34 and sister Merrill Ann Warren Clukey ‘55

ETHAN AND HEATHER ANNIS Joe Cox ‘84 ALFRED AND ELIZABETH BUCK granddaughter Michelle Emily Buck ELIZABETH CAHILL RUKSZNIS her husband David Ruksznis ‘65 FRED CAMPBELL his parents Don and Helen Campbell JIM CHUTE Suzanne Stacy ‘62 SHIRLEY CLARK Robert Leighton ‘51 BRODERICK DAVIS dear friends Judy Collins Leighton ‘67 and Noel Brown ‘68 HELEN DEAG Melvin Ames ‘46 and Hope Austin Lacourciere ‘46 JOYCE DEAN her sister Connie Johnston Chase ‘53 LOUISE DOW her father Tillson Thomas MARYELLEN EASTMAN dear friend and classmate Mary Beth Dean ‘69 MIKE FREESE Jay Brainard ‘04 STEVE GALLANT his sister Daphne Gallant Sprague ‘70 JEFF GLOVER his father John A. Glover ‘45 ELIZABETH GOULD her mother Virginia Bradford LORRAINE GOVAN deceased classmates of 1948 BONNIE GUYOTTE Steve Howard ‘59

PHYLLIS IRELAND her husband David Ireland ‘58 DAN JOYCE AND GAIL GLOVER Gail’s father John A. Glover ‘45 LANDER FAMILY in memory of Joshua Lander '93 JEANNE LEVASSEUR her husband Camille Levasseur ‘46 JUDY MARSHALL Lois Ward Reynolds ‘54

their son Jason Raymond ‘97 GARY RAYMOND his mother Mary Butler Raymond ‘45 TOM SANDS Dennis Smith ‘70 CATHY “KIKI” SCOVEL her sister Daphne Gallant Sprague ‘70 DAN AND LORI SHARROW in appreciation for Arnold Poland PATRICIA SLAUENWHITE Roger Surette ‘57 HAROLD SMITH his parents Owen & Nancy Smith KEVIN AND JANE STITHAM Ted Marshall ‘50 SEAN STITHAM Hesta Clark Maynard ‘43 and Daphne Gallant Sprague ‘70 SUSAN STITHAM Phil Trottier ‘61

ALEX MCDADE Tommy Kokal

BOB THOMAS his parents Tillson and Ruth Thomas

CHARLIE AND JANE MERRILL Tracy Hibbard Kasprzak ‘80 and David Preble ‘60 MEAGHAN PINKERTON NICHOLS her grandmother Hope Lacourciere ‘46 NANCY PAGE her husband Rick Page ‘60

IRENE THOMAS '64 classmates Steve Pratt, Ronald Thomas, Lynette Barnes BILL TREFETHEN his brother Bob Trefethen ‘54 PEG WAKELAND her mother, Alice Dow Shepardson ‘29, husband Gary Wakeland, ‘60 classmates Cyrus Doore, David Preble, and Melinda Merrill Covel

BRENDA PALMER Bev Wolf ‘49 ALLEN PATTERSON Philip Trottier ‘61 PEG PATZNER her mother Virginia Bradford BILL PETERSON his daughter Heather L. Peterson McMillin ‘89 GENE PHILPOT Doreen Emerson and Judy Collins Leighton ‘67 ELYSE POMEROY her grandparents Gene '47 & Shirley Rowell Gammon '50 KANDYCE POWELL Dick Albee ‘62 BRUCE AND SUZANNE RAYMOND

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DAVE AND MARIE WEATHERBEE parents Paul Levensalor ‘53, Elaine Heath ‘44, Kermit Weatherbee ‘40, and Phyllis Weatherbee CHERIE WHITE her husband Bob White ‘66 KIRSTEN WHITE Capt. Jay Brainard ‘04 JOHN WILES his cousin Bev Wolf ‘49 PETER AND SHIRLEY WRIGHT Mrs. Virginia Bradford and Mr. Jim Brown TOM AND DORNA ZILINSKY Philip Trottier ‘61

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

Honor Gifts SCOTT AND LORI ADKINS Mirna Henderson

JOHN CHAMPEON His father Wayne Champeon

TYLER ADKINS Rusty Willette

MARYELLEN EASTMAN The teachers who went above and beyond in 2020 for their students

SUE BABASH Class of 1962 BOB AND GAIL BACH Mirna Henderson BOB AND MERIDETH BEEK All FA teachers LEAH BITAT Excellent support of her son’s education HELEN BROWN niece Linda Gammon’s 50th class reunion from FA SANDY AND JEAN CAMPBELL Dawn MacPherson-Allen LORNA CARROLL Class of 1958

JOY GREGORY Ms Mirna Henderson, mentor and role model

JOYCE MAZEROLLE In appreciation of Mrs. Virginia Bradford and in honor of her parents Clyde and Ruth Nason GEORGE MURRAY His coaches who built his character...Gary Worthing, Dave Clement, Rusty Clukey MIRANDA NELSON Dawn MacPherson-Allen, a gifted educator and phenomenal role model

BRUCE AND KRIS GURALL FA’s teachers

TOBY NELSON Wayne Champeon, a tremendous teacher and great friend

BEN HAMBLEN Dawn MacPherson-Allen, Wayne Strout and his grandfather Norman Eldridge ‘51

CINDY OBREY Derek Smith and Gary Larson

GEORGE AND DONNA KOUSAIE Their daughters, Lauren ‘09 and Lindsey ‘11

MATTHEW SMITH His father Owen H. Smth

ONIE AND MARIE LOUGEE FA faculty, Jen Bickford and John Sylvester

MORGAN AND ALEXIS TOPOLSKI Thank you to all the wonderful faculty and staff at FA!

REBECCA MAYNARD Her sister Barbara Maynard Merrill ‘65

DOROTHY WATERS Cameron, Brendan, and Stephanie Parlee

MAROON & WHITE Club

Proud Supporters of Foxcroft Academy

Maroon & White Club Would you like to make a larger gift but not all at once?

Consider becoming a member of our Maroon & White Club, where the dollar amount of your choice is automatically deducted from your debit or credit card each month. Just fill out the credit or debit card information and it will be processed right away. Giving has never been easier!

Thank you to the following members who choose to support our Foxcroft Fund in this easy and simple way!

Tom Allen ’94 Lionel Bishop ’61 Jeff and Mel Chadbourne P’16, P’17, P’17 Jenny Brawn Chase ’79, P’99, P’00, P’08 Betty Cail Friend ’52 Jan Glover ’70 Troy Hartley ’82 Paul and Kathy Jolin P’18, P’18 Kerry & Larry Jones, summer residents

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Laurie Gagnon Lachance ’79 Grace Dean Langley ’72 Lindsey Hill Lessard ’00 Steve ’56 and Charlotte Andrews Mayhew ’59 Sandy Shapleigh Perkins ’75 John Simko ’88 Dianna Swett ’01

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS

Foxcroft Academy Legacy Circle Help us to continue fulfilling our mission for generations to come!

The Foxcroft Academy Legacy Circle honors donors who name FA in their estate plans.

Members of the Legacy Circle come from all walks of life.

Whether they are teachers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, business owners or retirees, these forward thinkers share a common goal of ensuring the best possible future for Foxcroft Academy and the generations to come.

Legacy Circle members use a variety of planned giving options to create their personal legacy gift. Legacy gifts come to FA through bequests, IRA’s, life insurance and charitable trusts, helping to grow funds and endowments by establishing a steady stream of growth and income for years.

Please contact Cathy Hall in our Alumni Affairs Office if you have interest in joining other Legacy Circle members listed. Your gift will provide long, lasting benefits, not only at Foxcroft Academy, but also for your own estate planning needs. Please keep in mind, those considering a planned gift should consult their own legal and tax advisors.

"I LOVE HOW FA CONTINUES TO HAVE HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND HOW THE BOARDING PROGRAM HAS GROWN AND FLOURISHED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT POPULATION HAS GREATLY ENRICHED THE DOVER-FOXCROFT COMMUNITY." AMY FAGAN CANNON ’99

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Foxcroft Academy Legacy Circle Members Eric L. Annis ’74 Ethan and Heather Hall Annis ’03 Susan Haber Babash ’62 William S. Babash ’82 Alfred S. Buck M.D. Astrid Peterson Cronin ’54 Joyce Johnston Dean ’50 Kelly Chase Dennis ’99 Mary F. Fittig Linda J. Gammon ’71 Donna Libby Hathaway ’66 Dione Williams Hutchinson ’50 Kelly Keenan ’92 John J. Klimavicz ’53 Scott and Debra Merrill Lander ’73 Tom and Leslie Hall Lizotte ’70 Yoriko McClure James B. Moir ’62 Margaret Bradford Patzner ’65 David L. Roberts ’56 Arnold and Stacy Shorey Douglas C. Smith ’68 Douglas M. Smith ’65 Kevin ’70 and Jane Hayes Stitham ’73 Mark D. Stitham ’68 Stacy O. Stitham ’98 Susan A. Stitham ’61 Richard and Caroline Swett John Wiles ’51 Betty Wood Wilson ’41

Trustees/ Past Trustees $20,025.00

2020-2021 GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY

Faculty/Staff $5,991.16

Current Parents $1,325

Students $1,350.00

TOTAL DONATED 130,878.62 Parents of Alumni $4,140.00

Friends $16,422

Homecoming Golf Scramble $8,360.00

Alumni $39,149.98

MANY OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GRADUATES OF FA AND WE HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE HIGH QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT IS OFFERED THERE. CHARLIE ’60 AND JANE HIBBARD-MERRILL

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Foundations/ Businesses $34,115.48

A Gift That Always Fits Do you have an FA faculty member who made a difference in your life or a loved one who is celebrating a birthday or graduation?

Perhaps someone close to you passed away? Make a donation in their honor or memory. FA will send an acknowledgment of your gift to that special person, friend, or family member. Unless otherwise specified, these gifts will benefit the Foxcroft Fund and be recognized in our annual donor listing.

OBITUARIES

A Tribute to Roger Davis, FA Class of 1952

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LONG-TIME FIXTURE AT FA, Roger “Red” Evans Davis passed away on August 6, 2021. He will be remembered as a caring, generous, hard working person with a good sense of humor. Roger graduated from the Academy in 1952 where he excelled in cross-country, football, basketball, baseball, and also played the trumpet in the band. He attended UMO to major in education and play baseball. After his freshman year, he enlisted in the Army for two years where he earned the rank of Sergeant. Returning home he worked for the railroad in Derby, Maine, until he was able to re-enroll at UMO. He continued to play first base for the UMO baseball team under Coach Jack Butterfield where he led the team in batting average during the 1957 season.

Roger was hired as Superintendent of Building and Grounds at FA, his second home for thirty years. Roger enjoyed his job at FA and the FA Pony traditions, all the while making sure the buildings and the athletic fields were ready for all school and athletic events. He also assisted in building sets for music and drama productions. Because of Roger’s vision and passion for FA, our athletes now have the privilege of playing on some of the finest fields in the state. Roger was very proud to be inducted into the first class of our Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

He also enjoyed assisting in many building and remodeling projects at his children’s homes.

For Roger, the grandchildren brought great joy, entertainment, and always put a smile on his face.

“Grampy” taught them many lifelong activities including carpentry skills, shooting, water-skiing and assisting them with their athletic skills. His favorite activities with his grandchildren were snowmobiling, spending time at camp, sharing his life experiences and stories of his life on the farm.

Roger is survived by his wife, Deborah, and their three children: Rae Spencer Davis-Folsom ’81 and her children, Spencer and Molly; Dean Evans Davis ’85 and wife, Teresa, and their children, Carter and Ryan; Mary Henderson Alexander ’88 and husband, Daniel, and their children, Jacob and Brady. A celebration of Roger’s life was held on August 20 at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church. Memorial contributions in Roger’s memory can be directed to the FA baseball program and mailed to Foxcroft Academy at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426.

ROGER DAVIS MEMORIAL DONORS Mr. David Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beaulieu Ms. Ann Bouchard Mrs. Barbara Brown Ms. Terri Clark Mr. and Mrs. David Clement Mr. Rod Collette Dr. Lynne Coy-Ogan

Mrs. Mary Frederick Mr. Tom Gerrish Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gilbert Mrs. Jean Grinnell Mr. and Mrs. Clair Hall Mrs. Linda Henderson Mr. Peter Ingraham Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston Mr. Bob MacNevin Mrs. Judy Marshall Ms. Gene Philpot Mrs. Marlene Pray Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Robinson Mrs. Martha Rollins

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Mr. Alan E. Smith Steinke & Caruso Dental Care Hon. and Mrs. Kevin Stitham Waterville High School Ms. Pam Weatherbee

A Loving Remembrance

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BY CATHY HALL, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS

AM SO SAD to report the untimely death of one of FA’s beloved alumni.

Judy Collins Leighton of the Class of 1967, who passed away unexpectedly on February 11 at the age of 71.

In 1971, Judy married the love of her life, Pat Leighton of the same class. Both Judy and Pat were teachers in the Dover-Foxcroft school system, Judy teaching mostly first grade for 31 years. You can ask any of her former students, and they will tell you how truly loved she was. She touched so many lives and changed them for the better.

Judy was an integral part of the Foxcroft Academy Alumni Association, which acted as the Alumni Office before it existed in 1991. She and her Dad organized the first alumni golf scramble on Alumni Weekend in 1992. She told me once that they thought it would be fun to get a few people together for a golf scramble, never dreaming it would become the event that it did. Judy was the class agent for her class, helping to organize every class reunion throughout the years. She was very proud of her duty as the official decorator of the gym for FA’s yearly alumni banquets, having a system that she didn’t like messed with. From the large bouquets of maroon and white balloons, to the carefully tied crepe paper bows and streamers, as well as the bud vases on the tables – she was very particular, but such a dedicated alum there will never be!

Always willing to help or lend a hand, Judy Collins Leighton was the best of the best. I will truly miss running into her at the Shop ’n Save and catching up (always a 1/2 hour conversation!)

This past Alumni Weekend, the family of Harold Chase ’61 was presented a plaque officially naming the Foxcroft Academy Alumni Tennis Tournament in memory of their husband, Dad and grandfather. Hal loved the game of tennis and would play whenever he had a chance, oftentimes, in the very early spring or late into the fall. Hal passed away on 7/1/21 at the age of 78. The following donors contributed in his memory: Norm and Terri Hill, Charles Gokas, Don and Nancy Baldwin, Gordon Canning, and Bob and Mary Lou Lee.

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OBITUARIES Marjorie Huse Coffin ’28 Francis Crommett ’41 Irene Murch Bonsey ’42 Shirley Clark Fowles ’46 Polly Chase Norwood ’48 Lowell Tyler ’48 Betty Boober Ames ’49 Ted Marshall ’50 Leona Finnemore Dow ’51 Charlie Hesketh ’51 Madelyn Pierce Sill ’51 Roger “Red” Davis ’52 Richard “Dick” Harvey ’52 John Hesketh ’52 Jonas “Lloyd” Finnemore ’54 Ralph Osgood ’54 Bob Trefethen ’54 Beverly Rogers Beal ’55 Merle Doore ’56 Carol Katon Cloutier ’57 Richard E. Lyford ’57 Carleton Berce ’58 Elaine Coffin Gove ’58 Neila Foster Smith ’58 Priscilla “Pat” Brown Adams ’59 Cyrus Doore ’60 David Preble ’60 Stan Berube ’61 Harold “Hal” Chase ’61 Craig Nelson ’61 Suzanne Stacy ’62 Ernie Johndro ’63 Angie Brawn Levesque ’63 Fred Morrison ’63 Lynette Barnes ’64 Desmond Alan Coy ’65 Christine Loguercio Grabowski ’65 David Nickerson ’65 Judy Collins Leighton ’67 Robert Bailey ’68 Kenny Green ’69 David Pinkerton ’70 Alton “Gene” Saunders ’70 Tammy Mountain Moore ’75 Alicia Smith Snapp ’75 Jeff Pennington ’76 Lee Boardway ’77 Mark Nutter ’77 Burgess Grant ’79 Kim “Buzz” Buzzell ’80 Joel Briggs ’83 Joe Cox ’84 William “Joe” Becraft ’85 Chris Briggs ’87 Cathy Seavey Brown ’88 Jason Hinrichs ’90 Joseph “JJ” Tardy ’06 Joshua Troy Brown ’11

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In a story published on LL Bean’s website, the practice of shinrin-yoku “forest bathing” was discussed in depth, including the origin, science, and the how to practice shinrin-yoku. Included in the article is a photograph taken

by Heather Hall Annis ’03.

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